Mexico vs Tanzania: Annual number of births by world region

Mexico
2.04 million
in 2023
Tanzania
2.35 million
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Tanzania rank
12th

Annual number of births by world region over time

  • Mexico
  • Tanzania
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

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

That makes Tanzania'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 ranks 12th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual number of births by world region, Mexico or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.35 million against 2.04 million in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual number of births by world region between Mexico and Tanzania?
308,700, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Tanzania rank globally for annual number of births by world region?
Mexico ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual 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
Annual number of births by world region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed