Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2006

United Republic of Tanzania
2006
Total fertility rate: 5.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.51 children per woman in 2006 — 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 29.0 years old. In total, 1,651,022 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.51
Births
1,651,022
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
40,294,902
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
10-143.00.3%7,386
15-19128.911.7%279,320
20-24252.622.9%475,178
25-29240.721.8%383,454
30-34211.219.1%271,179
35-39162.514.7%157,112
40-4481.87.4%61,647
45-4921.72.0%15,022
50-541.20.1%722