Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1981

United Republic of Tanzania
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.93
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.93 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 946,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.93
Births
946,912
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
19,784,703
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
10-148.40.6%10,290
15-19153.211.0%150,812
20-24286.220.6%248,113
25-29285.520.6%215,326
30-34263.719.0%162,179
35-39206.914.9%97,494
40-44138.610.0%49,392
45-4941.53.0%12,628
50-542.60.2%680