Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1986

United Republic of Tanzania
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.49
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Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.49 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 1,043,597 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
1,043,597
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
23,258,959
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
10-146.20.5%9,329
15-19143.011.0%169,725
20-24272.721.0%259,728
25-29268.920.7%229,772
30-34252.619.5%189,630
35-39187.614.5%113,825
40-44123.59.5%56,791
45-4940.83.1%14,046
50-542.60.2%752