Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1982

United Republic of Tanzania
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.87
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.87 children per woman in 1982 — 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, 969,521 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.87
Births
969,521
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
20,398,571
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
10-147.70.6%9,791
15-19150.310.9%154,510
20-24286.520.8%256,103
25-29282.820.6%220,830
30-34262.019.1%164,499
35-39203.014.8%100,209
40-44137.710.0%50,077
45-4941.83.0%12,802
50-542.60.2%700