Tanzania vs Yemen: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Tanzania
4.54 births per woman
in 2024
Yemen
4.5 births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania rank
12th
Yemen rank
13th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Tanzania
- Yemen
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.54 births per woman against 4.5 births per woman in Yemen, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Tanzania ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.73 births per woman | 8.09 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1970s | 7.06 births per woman | 8.38 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.65 births per woman | 8.8 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.51 births per woman | 5.63 births per woman | 0.1226 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.06 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | 0.4232 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 4.67 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 0.0948 births per woman | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Tanzania or Yemen?
- Tanzania, at 4.54 births per woman against 4.5 births per woman in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Tanzania and Yemen?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Tanzania ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 13th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.