Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1954

United Republic of Tanzania
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.27 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 394,398 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.27
Births
394,398
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
8,424,786
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%11,343
15-19164.913.2%74,786
20-24251.920.1%96,796
25-29256.220.4%82,543
30-34236.218.8%63,507
35-39181.414.5%40,539
40-44106.38.5%19,576
45-4933.42.7%5,047
50-542.20.2%264