Mozambique vs Tanzania: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Mozambique
4.69 births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania
4.54 births per woman
in 2024
Mozambique rank
10th
Tanzania rank
12th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.69 births per woman against 4.54 births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.15 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.51 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.2144 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.65 births per woman | 7.06 births per woman | 0.4101 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.43 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.222 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 6.08 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.1406 births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 5.61 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 0.0991 births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.32 births per woman | 5.06 births per woman | 0.256 births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.83 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.1608 births per woman | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 4.69 births per woman against 4.54 births per woman in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.15 births per woman, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 218 countries.
- 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.