• The percentage of the use of traditional contraceptives increased from 0.3% in 1997 to 4% in 2003 and stayed at this level until 2008.
• Modern methods are more used in Maputo City (32.9%) and Maputo Province (32.4%) and traditional methods are most used in Sofala Province (26%). Cabo Delgado Province has the lowest rates in all methods.
• The use of contraceptives is higher in the urban areas (24.8%) than in the rural areas (12.4%)
• The poorest families tend to prefer the use of traditional methods while the richer families tend to prefer modern methods.
• The rate of prevalence of contraception for sexually active unmarried/not united women was 43.7% for all methods and 40.6% for modern methods.
• The new users of family planning increased from 12.5% in 2008 to 13.9% in 2009, according MISAU routine data.
• The use of Family Planning Services is not met by 18.4% (18% in the rural areas and 20% in the urban areas).
• The average number of children per woman has stagnated to 5.9-5.8 children (1997-2007).
• There is no data about the adolescent birth rate.
• INAIDS 2009 data show that the proportion of youths who had sexual relations before the age of 15 decreased slightly in the last few years, especially among women: 25% of the women between 15-24 years had sexual relations before the age of 15 against 28% in 2003 (IDS).

Source: Report on the Millennium Development Goals - Mozambique 2010