Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1985

Mozambique
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.43 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 623,287 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
623,287
Births per 1,000 people
49.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
12,548,948
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
10-1422.61.8%17,314
15-19164.212.8%97,889
20-24267.620.8%139,720
25-29262.620.4%141,312
30-34235.918.3%117,022
35-39184.514.3%70,885
40-44113.58.8%31,927
45-4933.62.6%6,885
50-542.10.2%333