Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 1998

United Republic of Tanzania
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.81
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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.81 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,366,281 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
1,366,281
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
32,420,458
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%10,327
15-19132.311.4%240,253
20-24259.422.3%396,453
25-29251.221.6%298,767
30-34225.019.4%203,510
35-39163.314.0%128,286
40-4497.28.4%71,274
45-4927.62.4%16,615
50-541.70.1%796