Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1979

Mozambique
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.56 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 571,907 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
571,907
Births per 1,000 people
51.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
11,028,810
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
10-1423.31.8%14,253
15-19179.713.7%97,862
20-24275.620.9%150,488
25-29263.820.0%130,262
30-34238.418.1%92,597
35-39185.814.1%54,608
40-44116.18.8%25,708
45-4931.72.4%5,807
50-542.00.2%321