Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1994

Mozambique
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.08 children per woman in 1994 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 654,894 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
654,894
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.7
Population
15,033,853
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
10-1416.11.3%14,953
15-19159.413.1%124,528
20-24257.021.1%164,871
25-29249.320.5%122,003
30-34220.118.1%98,240
35-39166.413.7%75,412
40-44107.28.8%42,907
45-4938.03.1%11,421
50-542.60.2%558