Mexico vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of births, by world region

Mexico
2.04 million births
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.35 million births
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
12th

Number of births, by world region over time

  • Mexico
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.35 million births against 2.04 million births in Mexico, a difference of 308,700 births.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 1.51 million births 405,133 births 1.10 million births Mexico
1960s 1.98 million births 566,313 births 1.41 million births Mexico
1970s 2.35 million births 795,530 births 1.55 million births Mexico
1980s 2.42 million births 1.02 million births 1.40 million births Mexico
1990s 2.44 million births 1.25 million births 1.19 million births Mexico
2000s 2.33 million births 1.58 million births 753,050 births Mexico
2010s 2.23 million births 1.95 million births 276,629 births Mexico
2020s 2.07 million births 2.28 million births 212,072 births Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Mexico or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.35 million births against 2.04 million births in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Mexico and Tanzania, United Republic of?
308,700 births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of births, by world region?
Mexico ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a calendar year.