Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1974

United Republic of Tanzania
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 7.12 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 787,118 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
787,118
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
15,561,630
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
10-1414.61.0%13,400
15-19191.413.4%149,096
20-24291.720.5%200,008
25-29282.119.8%172,750
30-34268.118.8%125,445
35-39208.114.6%76,135
40-44130.89.2%40,138
45-4936.72.6%9,675
50-542.10.2%472