Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2002

United Republic of Tanzania
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.57 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,487,161 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.57
Births
1,487,161
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
36,121,304
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
10-143.90.4%8,791
15-19132.811.9%264,368
20-24251.022.5%430,991
25-29241.321.6%340,436
30-34212.219.0%228,593
35-39159.314.3%131,470
40-4488.78.0%65,488
45-4924.12.2%16,287
50-541.40.1%737