Fertility rate: births per woman in Tanzania
Tanzania: Fertility rate: births per woman was 4.61 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Tanzania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 4.61 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Tanzania peaked at 7.12 live births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.61 live births per woman, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.32 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.06 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.65 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.93 live births per woman | 5.75 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.51 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 5.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 live births per woman | 4.87 live births per woman | 5.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 live births per woman | 4.61 live births per woman | 4.8 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.168 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.555 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 48.03 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.5194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 45.56 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 59.24 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Tanzania?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Tanzania was 4.61 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 live births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.