Mayotte vs Tanzania: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mayotte
4.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Mayotte rank
12th
Tanzania rank
13th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mayotte
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 4.62 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.

Mayotte ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mayotte Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 6.88 live births per woman 6.32 live births per woman 0.5616 live births per woman Mayotte
1960s 7.12 live births per woman 6.73 live births per woman 0.3895 live births per woman Mayotte
1970s 7.47 live births per woman 7.06 live births per woman 0.4026 live births per woman Mayotte
1980s 6.76 live births per woman 6.65 live births per woman 0.1114 live births per woman Mayotte
1990s 5.61 live births per woman 5.93 live births per woman 0.3212 live births per woman Tanzania
2000s 4.59 live births per woman 5.51 live births per woman 0.9253 live births per woman Tanzania
2010s 4.54 live births per woman 5.06 live births per woman 0.5166 live births per woman Tanzania
2020s 4.53 live births per woman 4.7 live births per woman 0.1763 live births per woman Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mayotte or Tanzania?
Mayotte, at 4.62 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Mayotte and Tanzania?
0.01 live births per woman, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Mayotte ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 regions.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.