Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1987

Mozambique
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.39 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 633,674 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
633,674
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
12,822,574
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
10-1421.51.7%17,321
15-19165.913.0%107,578
20-24259.720.3%133,847
25-29260.020.3%134,591
30-34235.918.4%119,733
35-39186.114.5%77,780
40-44113.48.9%34,807
45-4934.32.7%7,652
50-542.20.2%365