Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1988

Mozambique
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.37 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 621,992 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
621,992
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
12,800,558
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
10-1420.11.6%16,126
15-19164.312.9%108,078
20-24259.520.4%132,073
25-29259.620.4%127,705
30-34235.218.5%116,102
35-39186.114.6%78,528
40-44111.88.8%35,047
45-4935.02.7%7,958
50-542.30.2%376