Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1971

United Republic of Tanzania
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.04
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 7.04 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 706,332 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
706,332
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
13,971,451
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
10-1416.51.2%13,665
15-19190.913.5%132,437
20-24283.120.1%177,884
25-29282.620.1%153,243
30-34265.518.8%112,972
35-39205.614.6%70,659
40-44125.98.9%36,102
45-4937.02.6%8,930
50-542.20.2%440