Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1971

Mozambique
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.70 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 398,941 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
398,941
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
8,456,317
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
10-1425.11.9%11,874
15-19170.012.7%63,130
20-24266.219.9%85,290
25-29274.020.5%83,876
30-34248.118.5%70,101
35-39196.414.7%49,447
40-44124.39.3%28,712
45-4932.32.4%6,194
50-542.00.2%315