Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1985

United Republic of Tanzania
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.60 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 1,027,954 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
1,027,954
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
22,501,693
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
10-146.50.5%9,393
15-19142.410.8%164,524
20-24277.521.0%264,070
25-29273.120.7%230,711
30-34257.419.5%182,249
35-39191.114.5%108,713
40-44128.49.7%54,048
45-4941.23.1%13,510
50-542.60.2%740