Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1982

Mozambique
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.43 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 602,788 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
602,788
Births per 1,000 people
51.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
11,824,370
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%16,149
15-19170.213.2%93,501
20-24272.721.2%151,491
25-29260.720.2%142,365
30-34231.818.0%104,646
35-39182.014.1%60,727
40-44113.68.8%27,711
45-4932.32.5%5,880
50-542.00.2%322