Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1997

United Republic of Tanzania
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.84
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.84 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,327,985 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
1,327,985
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
31,578,089
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
10-145.20.4%10,490
15-19134.211.5%237,472
20-24259.622.2%382,113
25-29249.721.4%283,046
30-34224.519.2%196,260
35-39164.714.1%129,478
40-4499.58.5%71,799
45-4928.32.4%16,538
50-541.80.2%789