Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2001

United Republic of Tanzania
2001
Total fertility rate: 5.62
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.62 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (253 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,457,122 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.62
Births
1,457,122
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
35,198,299
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
10-144.20.4%9,166
15-19132.311.8%258,048
20-24253.122.5%424,309
25-29243.121.6%330,915
30-34215.719.2%222,222
35-39159.314.2%128,485
40-4489.98.0%66,696
45-4925.02.2%16,534
50-541.40.1%747