Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1958

Mozambique
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.19 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 309,494 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
309,494
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,521,554
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1422.61.8%7,694
15-19132.010.7%36,734
20-24250.720.3%63,314
25-29260.421.0%69,325
30-34236.319.1%60,533
35-39188.215.2%43,878
40-44115.59.3%23,061
45-4930.12.4%4,727
50-542.00.2%230