Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1962

Mozambique
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.42 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 337,910 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
337,910
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,969,364
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
10-1423.81.8%8,550
15-19140.710.9%42,578
20-24260.120.2%72,247
25-29269.320.9%72,122
30-34244.019.0%65,601
35-39194.315.1%46,645
40-44120.09.3%24,726
45-4931.22.4%5,183
50-542.00.2%259