Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1969

Mozambique
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.67
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.67 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 384,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
384,209
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
8,066,951
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
10-1424.11.8%10,566
15-19155.211.6%53,911
20-24269.020.2%83,822
25-29276.520.7%82,850
30-34250.218.8%68,501
35-39198.414.9%50,193
40-44125.69.4%28,066
45-4932.32.4%5,992
50-542.10.2%309