Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Fertility rate, total

Afghanistan
4.84 births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
4.61 births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
12th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
02468197019962023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.84 births per woman against 4.61 births per woman in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.23 births per woman.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 7.52 births per woman 7.06 births per woman 0.4559 births per woman Afghanistan
1980s 7.57 births per woman 6.65 births per woman 0.9262 births per woman Afghanistan
1990s 7.7 births per woman 5.93 births per woman 1.77 births per woman Afghanistan
2000s 6.93 births per woman 5.51 births per woman 1.42 births per woman Afghanistan
2010s 5.71 births per woman 5.06 births per woman 0.6517 births per woman Afghanistan
2020s 4.99 births per woman 4.7 births per woman 0.286 births per woman Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Afghanistan, at 4.84 births per woman against 4.61 births per woman in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.23 births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release