Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1960

United Republic of Tanzania
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.54 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 484,870 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
484,870
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
9,901,419
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
10-1424.21.8%15,017
15-19172.813.2%93,013
20-24262.720.1%118,925
25-29265.920.3%100,928
30-34245.218.7%77,229
35-39188.914.4%49,224
40-44111.68.5%24,055
45-4934.82.7%6,156
50-542.30.2%325