Fertility rate, total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Fertility rate, total was 4.54 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 4.54 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Tanzania peaked at 7.12 births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.54 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.73 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 6.95 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.06 births per woman | 7 births per woman | 7.12 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.65 births per woman | 6.3 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 5.75 births per woman | 6.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.51 births per woman | 5.26 births per woman | 5.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 births per woman | 4.87 births per woman | 5.22 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 births per woman | 4.54 births per woman | 4.8 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 9 Afghanistan 4.76 births per woman compare
- 10 Mozambique 4.69 births per woman compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.62 births per woman compare
- 13 Yemen 4.5 births per woman compare
- 14 Benin 4.48 births per woman compare
- 15 Nigeria 4.38 births per woman compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 986,433 (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 19.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 29.87 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 996,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 966,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 902,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Tanzania?
- Fertility rate, total in Tanzania was 4.54 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for fertility rate, total?
- Tanzania ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.