Nigeria vs Tanzania: Fertility rate: births per woman
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria rank
16th
Tanzania rank
13th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.61 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.13 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 0.0781 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.38 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.3483 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 0.3482 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.0128 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.27 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.3381 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 0.5609 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 0.4266 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 0.1105 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, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.61 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0.13 live births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Nigeria ranks 16th 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.