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