Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.54 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.49 births per woman.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.2542 births per woman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 6.64 births per woman | 7.06 births per woman | 0.4265 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.12 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.5329 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 4.74 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3.72 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.45 births per woman | 5.06 births per woman | 1.61 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.54 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 1.49 births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.