Mauritania vs Tanzania: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Mauritania
4.7 births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania rank
11th
Tanzania rank
12th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.7 births per woman against 4.61 births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.81 births per woman | 4.7 births per woman | 0.1037 births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 4.7 births per woman against 4.61 births per woman in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Mauritania ranks 11th 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