Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2007

United Republic of Tanzania
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.40 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,664,390 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.40
Births
1,664,390
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
41,435,512
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
10-142.90.3%7,407
15-19124.211.5%275,201
20-24248.322.9%477,342
25-29236.721.9%387,031
30-34208.619.3%278,433
35-39160.314.8%162,577
40-4479.17.3%61,163
45-4921.01.9%14,524
50-541.10.1%713