Tanzania vs Yemen: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)

Tanzania
4.61 births per woman
in 2023
Yemen
4.59 births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania rank
12th
Yemen rank
13th

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time

  • Tanzania
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 4.61 births per woman against 4.59 births per woman in Yemen, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Tanzania ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 7.06 births per woman 8.38 births per woman 1.32 births per woman Yemen
1980s 6.65 births per woman 8.8 births per woman 2.15 births per woman Yemen
1990s 5.93 births per woman 7.57 births per woman 1.63 births per woman Yemen
2000s 5.51 births per woman 5.63 births per woman 0.1226 births per woman Yemen
2010s 5.06 births per woman 4.64 births per woman 0.4232 births per woman Tanzania
2020s 4.7 births per woman 4.59 births per woman 0.108 births per woman Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Tanzania or Yemen?
Tanzania, at 4.61 births per woman against 4.59 births per woman in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Tanzania and Yemen?
0.02 births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Yemen?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Tanzania ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 13th 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