Fertility in Mozambique, 1959

Mozambique
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.25 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 316,767 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
316,767
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,610,402
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
10-1422.91.8%7,865
15-19134.210.7%38,345
20-24253.420.3%65,596
25-29262.821.0%70,030
30-34238.419.1%61,954
35-39189.915.2%44,473
40-44116.79.3%23,446
45-4930.42.4%4,821
50-542.00.2%237