Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1976

Mozambique
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.64 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 485,058 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
485,058
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
9,867,209
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
10-1423.41.8%13,137
15-19186.514.0%89,507
20-24269.120.3%116,585
25-29265.820.0%101,996
30-34241.818.2%79,296
35-39189.614.3%51,391
40-44117.98.9%26,451
45-4932.12.4%6,376
50-541.90.1%321