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
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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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.