Tanzania vs Yemen: Birth rate
Tanzania
35.22 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen
35.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania rank
11th
Yemen rank
12th
Birth rate over time
- Tanzania
- Yemen
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 35.22 births per 1,000 people against 35.21 births per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.01 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Tanzania ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.19 births per 1,000 people | 54.45 births per 1,000 people | 7.26 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1960s | 49.8 births per 1,000 people | 56.5 births per 1,000 people | 6.7 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1970s | 49.99 births per 1,000 people | 54.98 births per 1,000 people | 4.99 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1980s | 45.96 births per 1,000 people | 53.48 births per 1,000 people | 7.52 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1990s | 42.15 births per 1,000 people | 46.16 births per 1,000 people | 4.01 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 40.83 births per 1,000 people | 38.64 births per 1,000 people | 2.19 births per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 37.88 births per 1,000 people | 35.67 births per 1,000 people | 2.21 births per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 35.83 births per 1,000 people | 35.54 births per 1,000 people | 0.283 births per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Tanzania or Yemen?
- Tanzania, at 35.22 births per 1,000 people against 35.21 births per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Tanzania and Yemen?
- 0.01 births per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Yemen rank globally for birth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 12th 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.