Tanzania vs Uganda: Birth rate
Tanzania
35.22 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
35.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania rank
11th
Uganda rank
13th
Birth rate over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 35.22 births per 1,000 people against 35.2 births per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.02 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 13th 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 | 47.19 births per 1,000 people | 50.77 births per 1,000 people | 3.58 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1960s | 49.8 births per 1,000 people | 48.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.69 births per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 49.99 births per 1,000 people | 48.72 births per 1,000 people | 1.27 births per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 45.96 births per 1,000 people | 49.71 births per 1,000 people | 3.75 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 42.15 births per 1,000 people | 50.03 births per 1,000 people | 7.88 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 40.83 births per 1,000 people | 45.98 births per 1,000 people | 5.15 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 37.88 births per 1,000 people | 39.69 births per 1,000 people | 1.81 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 35.83 births per 1,000 people | 36.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.2087 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 35.22 births per 1,000 people against 35.2 births per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.02 births per 1,000 people, with Tanzania 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 birth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.