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

Tanzania, United Republic of
2.35 million births
in 2023
Uganda
1.71 million births
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
12th
Uganda rank
15th

Number of births, by world region over time

  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.35 million births against 1.71 million births in Uganda, a difference of 633,640 births.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania, United Republic of Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 405,133 births 331,820 births 73,313 births Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s 566,313 births 421,553 births 144,760 births Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 795,530 births 566,129 births 229,401 births Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 1.02 million births 744,100 births 274,027 births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 1.25 million births 1.02 million births 232,831 births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 1.58 million births 1.27 million births 315,659 births Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 1.95 million births 1.47 million births 476,525 births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 2.28 million births 1.68 million births 606,450 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, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.35 million births against 1.71 million births in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?
633,640 births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for number of births, by world region?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 15th 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.