Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1989

Mozambique
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.35 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 619,001 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
619,001
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
12,906,842
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
10-1418.61.5%15,122
15-19162.712.8%109,373
20-24259.220.4%133,762
25-29259.220.4%122,733
30-34234.718.5%113,340
35-39186.814.7%80,051
40-44111.08.7%35,933
45-4935.32.8%8,298
50-542.30.2%388