Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Afghanistan
4.76 births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania
4.54 births per woman
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Tanzania rank
12th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.76 births per woman against 4.54 births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.22 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.5901 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 births per woman | 7.06 births per woman | 0.4559 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.9262 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 births per woman | 5.06 births per woman | 0.6517 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.94 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.2728 births per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Afghanistan or Tanzania?
- Afghanistan, at 4.76 births per woman against 4.54 births per woman in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 0.22 births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.