Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1956

United Republic of Tanzania
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.36 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 422,568 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.36
Births
422,568
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
8,874,780
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%12,142
15-19168.013.2%80,355
20-24255.920.1%103,824
25-29259.920.4%88,378
30-34239.618.8%67,841
35-39184.214.5%43,339
40-44108.28.5%21,001
45-4933.92.7%5,407
50-542.20.2%284