Mozambique vs Tanzania: Fertility rate: births per woman
Mozambique
4.76 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Mozambique rank
10th
Tanzania rank
13th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.76 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.15 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 0.1996 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.2144 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.65 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 0.4101 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.222 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 6.08 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.1406 live births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 5.61 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 0.0991 live births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.32 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 0.256 live births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.87 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 0.1637 live births per woman | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 4.76 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 Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.15 live births per woman, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- 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
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.