Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1983

Mozambique
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.43 children per woman in 1983 — 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 29.0 years old. In total, 609,978 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
609,978
Births per 1,000 people
50.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
12,073,822
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%16,748
15-19166.012.9%92,540
20-24274.221.3%149,048
25-29262.020.3%143,304
30-34232.518.0%108,920
35-39182.714.2%63,949
40-44113.38.8%28,980
45-4932.82.5%6,166
50-542.00.2%325