Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1988

United Republic of Tanzania
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.38
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.38 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,091,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.38
Births
1,091,012
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
24,769,686
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
10-145.80.5%9,324
15-19140.711.0%179,074
20-24275.421.6%271,636
25-29266.020.8%229,932
30-34242.319.0%196,853
35-39185.814.6%125,095
40-44118.09.3%63,306
45-4939.23.1%15,032
50-542.50.2%761