Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1973

United Republic of Tanzania
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.06
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 7.06 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 755,485 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.06
Births
755,485
Births per 1,000 people
50.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
15,010,100
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
10-1415.51.1%13,713
15-19190.013.4%142,724
20-24287.420.3%190,156
25-29281.619.9%166,928
30-34266.018.8%119,941
35-39206.214.6%73,801
40-44127.69.0%38,344
45-4936.72.6%9,412
50-542.20.2%463