Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1973

Mozambique
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.70 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 423,660 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
423,660
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
8,954,242
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
10-1425.01.9%12,863
15-19179.913.4%73,683
20-24262.719.6%91,620
25-29272.220.3%87,540
30-34246.918.5%72,714
35-39195.014.6%50,040
40-44121.99.1%28,471
45-4932.32.4%6,408
50-542.00.1%322