Mozambique vs Tanzania: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Mozambique
4.69 births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania
4.54 births per woman
in 2024
Mozambique rank
10th
Tanzania rank
12th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 4.69 births per woman against 4.54 births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.15 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 6.51 births per woman 6.73 births per woman 0.2144 births per woman Tanzania
1970s 6.65 births per woman 7.06 births per woman 0.4101 births per woman Tanzania
1980s 6.43 births per woman 6.65 births per woman 0.222 births per woman Tanzania
1990s 6.08 births per woman 5.93 births per woman 0.1406 births per woman Mozambique
2000s 5.61 births per woman 5.51 births per woman 0.0991 births per woman Mozambique
2010s 5.32 births per woman 5.06 births per woman 0.256 births per woman Mozambique
2020s 4.83 births per woman 4.67 births per woman 0.1608 births per woman Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Mozambique or Tanzania?
Mozambique, at 4.69 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 Mozambique and Tanzania?
0.15 births per woman, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Mozambique ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.