Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2003

United Republic of Tanzania
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.58 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,533,095 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
1,533,095
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
37,089,555
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
10-143.60.3%8,176
15-19131.911.8%268,038
20-24253.922.7%446,570
25-29241.621.6%352,895
30-34212.319.0%239,255
35-39160.614.4%136,774
40-4487.77.9%64,577
45-4923.52.1%16,071
50-541.30.1%739