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
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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

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.