Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1996

United Republic of Tanzania
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.83
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.83 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,310,527 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.83
Births
1,310,527
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
30,945,762
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
10-145.00.4%9,901
15-19132.811.4%231,401
20-24261.122.4%377,661
25-29250.321.5%277,632
30-34222.619.1%194,256
35-39164.414.1%131,821
40-4498.68.5%70,512
45-4928.92.5%16,562
50-541.80.2%782