Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Afghanistan
4.84 births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Tanzania rank
12th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.84 births per woman against 4.61 births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.23 births per woman.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania 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 | 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?
- Afghanistan, at 4.84 births per woman against 4.61 births per woman in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 0.23 births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania 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
February 2026 Data Release