Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961

United Republic of Tanzania
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.56 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 500,590 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
500,590
Births per 1,000 people
49.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
10,187,886
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
10-1424.51.9%15,276
15-19173.713.2%96,773
20-24263.720.1%122,699
25-29266.720.3%104,053
30-34246.018.7%79,598
35-39189.614.4%50,702
40-44112.28.5%24,815
45-4934.92.7%6,343
50-542.30.2%334