Tanzania vs Uganda: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Tanzania
2.9%
in 2023
Uganda
3.0%
in 2023
Tanzania rank
13th
Uganda rank
11th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Tanzania ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 11th 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.