Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1981

Mozambique
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.48 children per woman in 1981 — 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, 599,810 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
599,810
Births per 1,000 people
51.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
11,568,126
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
10-1423.61.8%15,485
15-19175.913.5%96,444
20-24273.621.1%154,810
25-29261.520.1%141,374
30-34233.217.9%100,733
35-39182.914.1%58,233
40-44114.88.8%26,760
45-4931.92.5%5,657
50-542.00.2%318