Egypt vs Tanzania: Number of births
Egypt
2.41 million births
in 2023
Tanzania
2.35 million births
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Tanzania rank
12th
Number of births over time
- Egypt
- Tanzania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.41 million births against 2.35 million births in Tanzania, a difference of 59,330 births.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.23 million births | 405,133 births | 820,670 births | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.34 million births | 566,313 births | 775,346 births | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.59 million births | 795,530 births | 793,200 births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.90 million births | 1.02 million births | 878,691 births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.93 million births | 1.25 million births | 676,179 births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.16 million births | 1.58 million births | 579,826 births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.62 million births | 1.95 million births | 667,972 births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.38 million births | 2.28 million births | 99,145 births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Egypt or Tanzania?
- Egypt, at 2.41 million births against 2.35 million births in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Egypt and Tanzania?
- 59,330 births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Tanzania rank globally for number of births?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.