Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1987

United Republic of Tanzania
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.41
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.41 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,064,659 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.41
Births
1,064,659
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
24,030,378
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
10-146.00.5%9,281
15-19142.011.1%175,507
20-24273.821.4%267,429
25-29265.620.7%229,100
30-34247.219.3%192,294
35-39185.114.4%117,037
40-44119.29.3%58,810
45-4940.23.1%14,441
50-542.50.2%760