Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1968

United Republic of Tanzania
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.90
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.90 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 632,258 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.90
Births
632,258
Births per 1,000 people
50.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
12,602,076
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
10-1418.31.3%13,593
15-19178.312.9%111,020
20-24279.720.3%163,636
25-29281.420.4%135,192
30-34260.818.9%102,953
35-39201.814.6%65,085
40-44121.68.8%32,265
45-4936.82.7%8,100
50-542.30.2%414