Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Afghanistan
3.0%
in 2023
Tanzania
2.9%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
12th
Tanzania rank
13th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Afghanistan or Tanzania?
- Afghanistan, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.