Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1991

Mozambique
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.28 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 624,910 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
624,910
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
13,352,090
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
10-1418.31.5%15,646
15-19164.113.1%115,677
20-24256.920.5%142,447
25-29251.920.1%114,537
30-34231.318.4%107,278
35-39182.714.6%80,605
40-44111.38.9%38,989
45-4936.42.9%9,292
50-542.40.2%440