Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Republic of Tanzania, 2014

United Republic of Tanzania
2014
Total fertility rate: 5.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Republic of Tanzania was 5.12 children per woman in 2014 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 1,931,208 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.12
Births
1,931,208
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
50,351,512
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
10-141.60.2%5,168
15-19124.912.2%340,868
20-24231.022.5%522,835
25-29226.722.1%438,638
30-34197.019.2%324,151
35-39150.214.7%205,246
40-4474.97.3%79,367
45-4918.31.8%14,394
50-540.80.1%541