Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1986

Mozambique
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.41 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 628,951 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.41
Births
628,951
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
12,770,578
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
10-1421.91.7%17,308
15-19164.512.8%102,451
20-24262.020.4%135,321
25-29261.020.4%138,292
30-34237.018.5%119,615
35-39185.714.5%74,644
40-44114.58.9%33,714
45-4933.92.6%7,260
50-542.20.2%346