Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1978

Mozambique
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.59 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 539,920 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.59
Births
539,920
Births per 1,000 people
50.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
10,618,250
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
10-1423.51.8%13,909
15-19183.313.9%96,121
20-24274.520.8%138,681
25-29263.620.0%118,872
30-34239.118.1%86,926
35-39186.814.1%53,145
40-44116.88.8%25,883
45-4931.82.4%6,061
50-542.00.2%322