Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1997

Mozambique
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 5.93 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 750,397 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
750,397
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.3
Population
16,949,982
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
10-1416.31.4%17,552
15-19164.213.8%153,391
20-24254.521.5%195,012
25-29240.720.3%146,697
30-34207.817.5%99,476
35-39160.813.6%76,507
40-44101.68.6%46,893
45-4937.73.2%14,170
50-542.60.2%698