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
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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

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.