Mauritania vs Tanzania: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.62 births per woman against 4.54 births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.3231 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.71 births per woman | 7.06 births per woman | 0.3512 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.44 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.212 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.0025 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 5.4 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 0.1087 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.22 births per woman | 5.06 births per woman | 0.1598 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.77 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.0998 births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 4.62 births per woman against 4.54 births per woman in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.