Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1966

United Republic of Tanzania
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.80 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 593,727 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
593,727
Births per 1,000 people
50.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
11,827,459
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
10-1419.51.4%13,476
15-19180.713.2%110,646
20-24275.720.2%151,241
25-29277.420.3%125,343
30-34256.018.8%95,074
35-39197.814.5%60,256
40-44118.28.7%29,738
45-4936.32.7%7,565
50-542.30.2%387