Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 2004

Mozambique
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 5.55 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (243 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 826,112 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.55
Births
826,112
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
19,840,313
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
10-1412.21.1%15,565
15-19157.714.2%173,772
20-24243.121.9%225,657
25-29228.620.6%171,708
30-34198.017.8%119,983
35-39146.313.2%67,114
40-4485.87.7%36,132
45-4935.73.2%15,265
50-542.50.2%915