Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1974

Mozambique
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.67 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 441,029 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
441,029
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
9,236,093
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
10-1424.71.9%13,097
15-19184.513.8%79,897
20-24260.119.5%97,135
25-29270.220.3%91,423
30-34245.418.4%74,599
35-39193.314.5%50,359
40-44120.39.0%27,767
45-4932.32.4%6,433
50-542.00.1%320