Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1955

United Republic of Tanzania
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.30
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.30 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 407,550 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.30
Births
407,550
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
8,644,862
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
10-1421.31.7%11,730
15-19166.213.2%77,396
20-24253.520.1%100,073
25-29257.620.4%85,255
30-34237.518.8%65,518
35-39182.514.5%41,848
40-44107.08.5%20,239
45-4933.62.7%5,216
50-542.20.2%274