Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria rank
16th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
13th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 4.61 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.13 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 0.0781 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.38 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.3483 live births per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 0.3482 live births per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.0128 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.27 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.3381 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 0.5609 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 0.4266 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 0.1105 live births per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 4.61 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.13 live births per woman, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.