Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1953

United Republic of Tanzania
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.25 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 382,825 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
382,825
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
8,213,114
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
10-1421.21.7%11,005
15-19164.313.1%72,490
20-24251.120.1%93,877
25-29255.520.4%80,168
30-34235.618.9%61,756
35-39180.914.5%39,379
40-44105.88.5%18,993
45-4933.32.7%4,899
50-542.20.2%256