Mozambique vs Tanzania: Birth rate

Mozambique
37.49 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
35.22 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mozambique rank
8th
Tanzania rank
11th

Birth rate over time

  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 37.49 births per 1,000 people against 35.22 births per 1,000 people in Tanzania, a difference of 2.27 births per 1,000 people.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 47.37 births per 1,000 people 47.19 births per 1,000 people 0.1775 births per 1,000 people Mozambique
1960s 48.16 births per 1,000 people 49.8 births per 1,000 people 1.64 births per 1,000 people Tanzania
1970s 48.67 births per 1,000 people 49.99 births per 1,000 people 1.32 births per 1,000 people Tanzania
1980s 50.13 births per 1,000 people 45.96 births per 1,000 people 4.17 births per 1,000 people Mozambique
1990s 45.02 births per 1,000 people 42.15 births per 1,000 people 2.87 births per 1,000 people Mozambique
2000s 42.17 births per 1,000 people 40.83 births per 1,000 people 1.34 births per 1,000 people Mozambique
2010s 40.85 births per 1,000 people 37.88 births per 1,000 people 2.97 births per 1,000 people Mozambique
2020s 38.15 births per 1,000 people 35.83 births per 1,000 people 2.33 births per 1,000 people Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Mozambique or Tanzania?
Mozambique, at 37.49 births per 1,000 people against 35.22 births per 1,000 people in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Mozambique and Tanzania?
2.27 births per 1,000 people, 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 birth rate?
Mozambique ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.