Arab World vs Tanzania: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)

Arab World
3.06 births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania
4.54 births per woman
in 2024
Arab World rank
13th
Tanzania rank
12th

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time

  • Arab World
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 4.54 births per woman against 3.06 births per woman in Arab World, a difference of 1.48 births per woman.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 6.98 births per woman 6.73 births per woman 0.2517 births per woman Arab World
1970s 6.63 births per woman 7.06 births per woman 0.4326 births per woman Tanzania
1980s 5.85 births per woman 6.65 births per woman 0.7949 births per woman Tanzania
1990s 4.54 births per woman 5.93 births per woman 1.4 births per woman Tanzania
2000s 3.7 births per woman 5.51 births per woman 1.81 births per woman Tanzania
2010s 3.49 births per woman 5.06 births per woman 1.57 births per woman Tanzania
2020s 3.12 births per woman 4.67 births per woman 1.55 births per woman Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Arab World or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 4.54 births per woman against 3.06 births per woman in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Arab World and Tanzania?
1.48 births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Arab World ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.