Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1965

Mozambique
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.54 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 357,098 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
357,098
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
7,406,420
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
10-1423.61.8%9,075
15-19145.511.1%46,094
20-24265.120.3%78,419
25-29273.520.9%76,900
30-34247.318.9%65,828
35-39197.115.1%48,974
40-44122.79.4%25,982
45-4931.72.4%5,544
50-542.10.2%279