Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1972

Mozambique
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.70 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 408,176 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
408,176
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
8,692,936
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
10-1425.21.9%12,483
15-19174.813.1%67,770
20-24264.519.8%87,075
25-29273.120.4%84,558
30-34247.518.5%71,046
35-39195.814.6%49,759
40-44123.19.2%28,826
45-4932.32.4%6,337
50-542.00.2%322