Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 112.25 per 1,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Tanzania, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Tanzania is 112.25 per 1,000 population, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Tanzania peaked at 141 per 1,000 population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 112.25 per 1,000 population, in 2020.
Tanzania ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132.71 per 1,000 population | 121.46 per 1,000 population | 141 per 1,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 125.83 per 1,000 population | 116.35 per 1,000 population | 138.89 per 1,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 112.25 per 1,000 population | 112.25 per 1,000 population | 112.25 per 1,000 population | 1 |
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More population data for Tanzania
- World population growth 0.9% (2100)
- Population density 296.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20.58 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.54 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.54 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 176,859 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.54 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.32 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Tanzania?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Tanzania was 112.25 per 1,000 population in 2020, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 141 per 1,000 population in 2006.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.25 per 1,000 population in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2020.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)