Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1972

United Republic of Tanzania
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 7.05 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 729,384 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.05
Births
729,384
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
14,479,308
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
10-1415.91.1%13,595
15-19191.513.6%138,066
20-24283.620.1%181,953
25-29281.920.0%160,042
30-34266.018.9%116,475
35-39206.114.6%72,363
40-44126.99.0%37,266
45-4936.92.6%9,174
50-542.20.2%450