Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1991

United Republic of Tanzania
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.14
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 6.14 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,142,980 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
1,142,980
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
26,780,436
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
10-145.70.5%9,977
15-19135.711.1%197,406
20-24269.722.0%301,304
25-29263.021.5%232,818
30-34227.618.6%187,305
35-39178.114.5%132,142
40-44108.88.9%65,332
45-4935.42.9%15,973
50-542.20.2%723