Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1978

United Republic of Tanzania
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.06
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 7.06 children per woman in 1978 — 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 29.6 years old. In total, 884,914 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.06
Births
884,914
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
17,976,566
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
10-1410.80.8%11,482
15-19167.511.8%149,727
20-24294.020.8%235,872
25-29289.320.5%196,246
30-34264.018.7%148,033
35-39210.814.9%86,229
40-44135.99.6%45,349
45-4939.02.8%11,395
50-542.30.2%584