Mozambique vs Tanzania: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Mozambique
4.35
in 2023
Tanzania
4.32
in 2023
Mozambique rank
12th
Tanzania rank
14th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 4.35 against 4.32 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mozambique ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 3.58 4.1 0.5221 Tanzania
1960s 3.96 4.52 0.5627 Tanzania
1970s 4.15 5.04 0.8886 Tanzania
1980s 4.23 5.01 0.7872 Tanzania
1990s 4.5 4.77 0.2657 Tanzania
2000s 4.67 4.82 0.1452 Tanzania
2010s 4.72 4.65 0.0718 Mozambique
2020s 4.43 4.4 0.0307 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Mozambique or Tanzania?
Mozambique, at 4.35 against 4.32 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Mozambique and Tanzania?
0.03, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Mozambique ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed