Fertility & birth rates in Panama and Tanzania

Fertility rate in Panama vs Tanzania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Panama was 2.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.61 in Tanzania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Panama vs Tanzania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Panama	Tanzania
1960	5.83	6.54
1961	5.87	6.56
1962	5.87	6.61
1963	5.87	6.65
1964	5.81	6.68
1965	5.73	6.73
1966	5.65	6.8
1967	5.53	6.86
1968	5.41	6.9
1969	5.29	6.95
1970	5.18	7
1971	5.05	7.04
1972	4.91	7.05
1973	4.74	7.06
1974	4.58	7.12
1975	4.41	7.1
1976	4.26	7.09
1977	4.12	7.07
1978	3.98	7.06
1979	3.88	7.04
1980	3.8	6.99
1981	3.72	6.93
1982	3.66	6.87
1983	3.6	6.81
1984	3.52	6.72
1985	3.43	6.6
1986	3.34	6.49
1987	3.25	6.41
1988	3.17	6.38
1989	3.12	6.3
1990	3.07	6.2
1991	3	6.14
1992	2.95	6.08
1993	2.91	6
1994	2.88	5.89
1995	2.85	5.82
1996	2.83	5.83
1997	2.81	5.84
1998	2.79	5.81
1999	2.77	5.75
2000	2.74	5.67
2001	2.72	5.62
2002	2.7	5.57
2003	2.68	5.58
2004	2.68	5.6
2005	2.64	5.58
2006	2.62	5.51
2007	2.61	5.4
2008	2.61	5.32
2009	2.59	5.26
2010	2.59	5.23
2011	2.6	5.14
2012	2.59	5.14
2013	2.57	5.16
2014	2.55	5.12
2015	2.53	5.03
2016	2.5	5.01
2017	2.46	4.99
2018	2.4	4.93
2019	2.29	4.87
2020	2.18	4.8
2021	2.15	4.73
2022	2.14	4.67
2023	2.12	4.61
2024	2.11	4.54
2025	2.09	4.47
2026	2.07	4.41
2027	2.06	4.34
2028	2.04	4.28
2029	2.02	4.22
2030	2.01	4.16
2031	2	4.11
2032	1.99	4.04
2033	1.97	3.98
2034	1.96	3.94
2035	1.95	3.88
2036	1.95	3.83
2037	1.94	3.76
2038	1.93	3.72
2039	1.92	3.67
2040	1.91	3.63
2041	1.91	3.57
2042	1.9	3.54
2043	1.89	3.49
2044	1.89	3.46
2045	1.88	3.4
2046	1.88	3.39
2047	1.87	3.35
2048	1.87	3.31
2049	1.86	3.25
2050	1.86	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Panama	Tanzania
1960	44.2%	44.9%
1961	44.3%	44.8%
1962	44.5%	44.8%
1963	44.6%	44.8%
1964	44.7%	45%
1965	44.8%	45.2%
1966	44.8%	45.4%
1967	44.8%	45.6%
1968	44.7%	45.8%
1969	44.6%	45.9%
1970	44.5%	46%
1971	44.3%	46.1%
1972	44.1%	46.1%
1973	43.9%	46.2%
1974	43.6%	46.3%
1975	43.3%	46.4%
1976	42.9%	46.5%
1977	42.4%	46.6%
1978	41.9%	46.7%
1979	41.4%	46.9%
1980	40.8%	47.2%
1981	40.3%	47.4%
1982	39.8%	47.5%
1983	39.3%	47.6%
1984	38.8%	47.5%
1985	38.3%	47.4%
1986	37.8%	47.2%
1987	37.4%	46.9%
1988	36.9%	46.7%
1989	36.5%	46.5%
1990	36.1%	46.3%
1991	35.7%	46.2%
1992	35.3%	46%
1993	34.9%	45.5%
1994	34.6%	44.9%
1995	34.2%	44.5%
1996	33.9%	44.7%
1997	33.5%	44.8%
1998	33.1%	44.7%
1999	32.8%	44.7%
2000	32.4%	44.6%
2001	32%	44.5%
2002	31.6%	44.6%
2003	31.3%	44.6%
2004	31%	44.7%
2005	30.6%	44.8%
2006	30.3%	44.9%
2007	30%	45%
2008	29.7%	45.1%
2009	29.5%	45.3%
2010	29.2%	45.3%
2011	28.9%	45.2%
2012	28.7%	45.1%
2013	28.4%	44.9%
2014	28.2%	44.8%
2015	27.9%	44.5%
2016	27.6%	44.2%
2017	27.4%	44%
2018	27.1%	43.8%
2019	26.7%	43.6%
2020	26.4%	43.4%
2021	26%	43.1%
2022	25.7%	42.9%
2023	25.3%	42.7%
2024	24.9%	42.5%
2025	24.5%	42.3%
2026	24.1%	42.1%
2027	23.8%	41.9%
2028	23.4%	41.7%
2029	23%	41.4%
2030	22.6%	41.1%
2031	22.2%	40.9%
2032	21.9%	40.5%
2033	21.6%	40.2%
2034	21.3%	39.8%
2035	21%	39.5%
2036	20.9%	39.1%
2037	20.7%	38.8%
2038	20.5%	38.4%
2039	20.3%	38.1%
2040	20.1%	37.8%
2041	20%	37.5%
2042	19.8%	37.1%
2043	19.6%	36.8%
2044	19.4%	36.5%
2045	19.3%	36.2%
2046	19.1%	35.9%
2047	18.9%	35.6%
2048	18.8%	35.4%
2049	18.6%	35.1%
2050	18.4%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.9% of the population in Panama and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 36.1% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Panama and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in Panama vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in Panama and +3.05% in Tanzania. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Panama	Tanzania
1960	35,431	275,814
1961	37,100	286,839
1962	38,537	300,663
1963	39,872	314,644
1964	40,806	328,527
1965	41,604	343,456
1966	42,457	360,229
1967	43,054	374,763
1968	43,641	389,467
1969	44,278	408,322
1970	45,075	427,988
1971	45,867	449,014
1972	46,311	467,305
1973	46,540	488,429
1974	46,932	515,152
1975	47,149	533,906
1976	47,307	553,617
1977	47,438	574,938
1978	47,694	595,024
1979	48,362	613,388
1980	49,077	629,444
1981	50,018	645,496
1982	50,858	662,627
1983	51,880	679,720
1984	52,436	687,435
1985	52,573	697,867
1986	52,681	705,677
1987	52,690	718,580
1988	52,767	736,551
1989	52,295	743,854
1990	53,451	750,825
1991	53,079	762,011
1992	53,186	767,961
1993	53,591	778,044
1994	53,845	803,953
1995	54,069	838,980
1996	54,512	868,524
1997	55,060	882,544
1998	55,482	920,806
1999	55,911	948,659
2000	56,236	985,185
2001	56,654	1,026,242
2002	57,011	1,063,195
2003	57,458	1,118,435
2004	58,281	1,175,379
2005	58,014	1,224,165
2006	58,067	1,257,927
2007	58,454	1,278,285
2008	58,961	1,303,728
2009	59,168	1,332,015
2010	59,418	1,363,477
2011	60,411	1,384,886
2012	60,471	1,439,325
2013	60,295	1,509,008
2014	60,227	1,565,630
2015	59,896	1,592,882
2016	59,454	1,659,502
2017	58,607	1,726,909
2018	57,508	1,777,852
2019	54,420	1,816,669
2020	46,599	1,861,377
2021	46,747	1,880,137
2022	50,556	1,927,960
2023	50,197	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: Panama vs Tanzania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, compared to 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Panama	Tanzania
1985	95	980
1986	94	971
1987	93	964
1988	93	949
1989	96	927
1990	89	900
1991	87	873
1992	85	864
1993	81	851
1994	78	816
1995	77	797
1996	73	775
1997	70	777
1998	68	739
1999	65	635
2000	64	568
2001	62	493
2002	59	454
2003	58	397
2004	57	365
2005	57	350
2006	56	366
2007	55	453
2008	55	511
2009	55	502
2010	56	486
2011	55	475
2012	53	448
2013	52	479
2014	49	454
2015	48	433
2016	47	396
2017	47	345
2018	43	319
2019	41	292
2020	74	160
2021	59	162
2022	40	152
2023	37	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.33% in Panama and 3.89% in Tanzania. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Panama	Tanzania
1960	9.31%	24.2%
1961	9.04%	24%
1962	8.78%	23.8%
1963	8.52%	23.6%
1964	8.28%	23.4%
1965	8.05%	23.1%
1966	7.83%	22.8%
1967	7.62%	22.5%
1968	7.38%	22.2%
1969	7.1%	21.9%
1970	6.78%	21.6%
1971	6.43%	21.2%
1972	6.07%	20.9%
1973	5.72%	20.5%
1974	5.41%	20.1%
1975	5.15%	19.6%
1976	4.93%	19.2%
1977	4.76%	18.8%
1978	4.61%	18.4%
1979	4.47%	18.1%
1980	4.34%	17.9%
1981	4.19%	17.8%
1982	4.05%	17.8%
1983	3.9%	17.8%
1984	3.75%	17.8%
1985	3.61%	17.7%
1986	3.47%	17.6%
1987	3.35%	17.4%
1988	3.24%	17.2%
1989	3.14%	16.9%
1990	3.05%	16.7%
1991	2.97%	16.5%
1992	2.91%	16.3%
1993	2.87%	16.1%
1994	2.83%	15.9%
1995	2.8%	15.6%
1996	2.77%	15.2%
1997	2.73%	14.8%
1998	2.68%	14.2%
1999	2.63%	13.6%
2000	2.56%	12.8%
2001	2.49%	12.1%
2002	2.41%	11.3%
2003	2.33%	10.5%
2004	2.25%	9.86%
2005	2.17%	9.24%
2006	2.1%	8.69%
2007	2.03%	8.16%
2008	1.97%	7.7%
2009	1.91%	7.24%
2010	1.86%	6.86%
2011	1.81%	6.5%
2012	1.77%	6.21%
2013	1.75%	5.95%
2014	1.73%	5.67%
2015	1.72%	5.48%
2016	1.7%	5.25%
2017	1.68%	5.02%
2018	1.65%	4.8%
2019	1.59%	4.6%
2020	1.52%	4.42%
2021	1.45%	4.22%
2022	1.39%	4.05%
2023	1.33%	3.89%