Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1976

United Republic of Tanzania
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.09
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 7.09 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 834,087 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.09
Births
834,087
Births per 1,000 people
49.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
16,736,211
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
10-1412.00.8%11,832
15-19180.112.7%150,575
20-24293.720.7%218,487
25-29285.820.1%183,897
30-34265.718.7%135,723
35-39208.714.7%80,199
40-44132.69.4%42,388
45-4937.62.7%10,467
50-542.20.2%520