Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1979

United Republic of Tanzania
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.04
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 7.04 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 907,596 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
907,596
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
18,592,038
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
10-1410.30.7%11,449
15-19163.011.6%150,025
20-24289.120.5%238,301
25-29287.920.4%202,053
30-34265.818.9%154,917
35-39212.215.1%90,753
40-44139.59.9%47,669
45-4939.72.8%11,826
50-542.40.2%608