Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Fertility rate, total
Nigeria
4.38 births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
4.54 births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria rank
15th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
12th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 4.54 births per woman against 4.38 births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.16 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.3483 births per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 6.72 births per woman | 7.06 births per woman | 0.3482 births per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 6.66 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.0128 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.27 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.3381 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.07 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 0.5609 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 births per woman | 5.06 births per woman | 0.4266 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.55 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.1202 births per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 4.54 births per woman against 4.38 births per woman in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.16 births per woman, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Tanzania, United Republic of 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.