Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1959

United Republic of Tanzania
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.50
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.50 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 468,804 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.50
Births
468,804
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
9,629,264
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
10-1423.11.8%14,235
15-19171.713.2%89,465
20-24261.320.1%115,159
25-29264.720.4%97,790
30-34244.118.8%74,849
35-39188.014.5%47,736
40-44110.98.5%23,286
45-4934.62.7%5,967
50-542.20.2%314