Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1996

Mozambique
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 5.97 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 731,690 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
731,690
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
16,492,480
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
10-1417.11.4%17,816
15-19164.613.8%148,070
20-24257.621.6%190,171
25-29241.720.3%139,317
30-34207.617.4%98,011
35-39161.713.5%77,518
40-44103.98.7%46,986
45-4937.03.1%13,163
50-542.50.2%639