Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2005

United Republic of Tanzania
2005
Total fertility rate: 5.58
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.58 children per woman in 2005 — 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, 1,624,699 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
1,624,699
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
39,182,076
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
10-143.10.3%7,513
15-19132.411.9%280,762
20-24254.222.8%467,799
25-29242.121.7%375,308
30-34214.419.2%264,162
35-39163.214.6%150,647
40-4484.07.5%62,293
45-4922.42.0%15,485
50-541.20.1%732