Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1968

Mozambique
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.65 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 377,068 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
377,068
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
7,892,613
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
10-1424.21.8%10,222
15-19149.911.3%50,702
20-24269.020.2%82,705
25-29276.720.8%81,610
30-34250.418.8%67,608
35-39198.815.0%50,461
40-44125.39.4%27,560
45-4932.22.4%5,891
50-542.10.2%305