Fertility in Mozambique, 1970

Mozambique
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.70 children per woman in 1970 — 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, 392,039 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
392,039
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
8,250,506
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
10-1424.61.8%11,187
15-19162.212.1%58,176
20-24268.620.1%84,791
25-29275.720.6%83,726
30-34249.418.6%69,465
35-39197.714.8%49,733
40-44125.79.4%28,560
45-4932.32.4%6,090
50-542.00.2%313