Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1966

Mozambique
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.58 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 363,375 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
363,375
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
7,562,990
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
10-1423.71.8%9,387
15-19147.011.2%47,471
20-24266.520.3%79,913
25-29274.520.9%78,461
30-34248.318.9%66,013
35-39197.815.0%49,709
40-44123.69.4%26,468
45-4931.92.4%5,662
50-542.10.2%288