Fertility in Mozambique, 1975

Mozambique
1975
Total fertility rate: 6.66
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.66 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 461,688 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
461,688
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
9,540,818
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
10-1424.01.8%13,128
15-19185.013.9%84,484
20-24264.919.9%106,424
25-29268.320.2%96,165
30-34243.818.3%76,817
35-39191.614.4%50,903
40-44119.08.9%27,010
45-4932.22.4%6,436
50-542.00.1%323