Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2012

United Republic of Tanzania
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.14
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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.14 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,805,063 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.14
Births
1,805,063
Births per 1,000 people
38.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
47,374,260
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
10-141.80.2%5,530
15-19115.811.3%294,047
20-24231.422.5%495,754
25-29227.922.2%417,313
30-34199.319.4%308,877
35-39154.415.0%194,908
40-4477.77.6%74,266
45-4919.01.8%13,789
50-540.90.1%580