Fertility & birth rates in Romania and Tanzania

Fertility rate in Romania vs Tanzania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Romania was 1.71 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 Romania 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
	Romania	Tanzania
1960	2.34	6.54
1961	2.17	6.56
1962	2.04	6.61
1963	2.01	6.65
1964	1.96	6.68
1965	1.91	6.73
1966	1.9	6.8
1967	3.66	6.86
1968	3.63	6.9
1969	3.19	6.95
1970	2.89	7
1971	2.67	7.04
1972	2.55	7.05
1973	2.44	7.06
1974	2.71	7.12
1975	2.59	7.1
1976	2.54	7.09
1977	2.57	7.07
1978	2.52	7.06
1979	2.49	7.04
1980	2.43	6.99
1981	2.36	6.93
1982	2.17	6.87
1983	2.06	6.81
1984	2.26	6.72
1985	2.31	6.6
1986	2.39	6.49
1987	2.38	6.41
1988	2.3	6.38
1989	2.22	6.3
1990	1.83	6.2
1991	1.59	6.14
1992	1.51	6.08
1993	1.43	6
1994	1.4	5.89
1995	1.33	5.82
1996	1.3	5.83
1997	1.32	5.84
1998	1.32	5.81
1999	1.3	5.75
2000	1.31	5.67
2001	1.27	5.62
2002	1.27	5.57
2003	1.3	5.58
2004	1.33	5.6
2005	1.4	5.58
2006	1.42	5.51
2007	1.45	5.4
2008	1.6	5.32
2009	1.66	5.26
2010	1.59	5.23
2011	1.47	5.14
2012	1.52	5.14
2013	1.46	5.16
2014	1.56	5.12
2015	1.62	5.03
2016	1.69	5.01
2017	1.78	4.99
2018	1.76	4.93
2019	1.77	4.87
2020	1.8	4.8
2021	1.81	4.73
2022	1.71	4.67
2023	1.71	4.61
2024	1.71	4.54
2025	1.71	4.47
2026	1.7	4.41
2027	1.7	4.34
2028	1.7	4.28
2029	1.7	4.22
2030	1.7	4.16
2031	1.7	4.11
2032	1.7	4.04
2033	1.69	3.98
2034	1.69	3.94
2035	1.69	3.88
2036	1.69	3.83
2037	1.69	3.76
2038	1.69	3.72
2039	1.69	3.67
2040	1.69	3.63
2041	1.68	3.57
2042	1.68	3.54
2043	1.68	3.49
2044	1.68	3.46
2045	1.68	3.4
2046	1.68	3.39
2047	1.68	3.35
2048	1.68	3.31
2049	1.68	3.25
2050	1.68	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Romania	Tanzania
1960	28.1%	44.9%
1961	28%	44.8%
1962	27.7%	44.8%
1963	27.3%	44.8%
1964	26.7%	45%
1965	26%	45.2%
1966	25.2%	45.4%
1967	25%	45.6%
1968	25.1%	45.8%
1969	25.1%	45.9%
1970	25.1%	46%
1971	24.9%	46.1%
1972	24.9%	46.1%
1973	24.9%	46.2%
1974	25.1%	46.3%
1975	25.3%	46.4%
1976	25.7%	46.5%
1977	26%	46.6%
1978	26.3%	46.7%
1979	26.5%	46.9%
1980	26.8%	47.2%
1981	27.1%	47.4%
1982	26.8%	47.5%
1983	25.9%	47.6%
1984	25.1%	47.5%
1985	24.6%	47.4%
1986	24.3%	47.2%
1987	24%	46.9%
1988	23.9%	46.7%
1989	23.7%	46.5%
1990	23.3%	46.3%
1991	22.8%	46.2%
1992	22.2%	46%
1993	21.6%	45.5%
1994	21%	44.9%
1995	20.5%	44.5%
1996	20%	44.7%
1997	19.6%	44.8%
1998	19.3%	44.7%
1999	19.1%	44.7%
2000	18.6%	44.6%
2001	18.1%	44.5%
2002	17.5%	44.6%
2003	16.9%	44.6%
2004	16.4%	44.7%
2005	16%	44.8%
2006	15.8%	44.9%
2007	15.7%	45%
2008	15.7%	45.1%
2009	15.7%	45.3%
2010	15.7%	45.3%
2011	15.8%	45.2%
2012	15.7%	45.1%
2013	15.7%	44.9%
2014	15.7%	44.8%
2015	15.7%	44.5%
2016	15.7%	44.2%
2017	15.8%	44%
2018	15.9%	43.8%
2019	16%	43.6%
2020	16.1%	43.4%
2021	16.1%	43.1%
2022	16%	42.9%
2023	15.9%	42.7%
2024	15.7%	42.5%
2025	15.6%	42.3%
2026	15.4%	42.1%
2027	15.3%	41.9%
2028	15.2%	41.7%
2029	15.1%	41.4%
2030	15%	41.1%
2031	14.9%	40.9%
2032	14.7%	40.5%
2033	14.6%	40.2%
2034	14.4%	39.8%
2035	14.4%	39.5%
2036	14.3%	39.1%
2037	14.3%	38.8%
2038	14.3%	38.4%
2039	14.2%	38.1%
2040	14.2%	37.8%
2041	14.3%	37.5%
2042	14.3%	37.1%
2043	14.3%	36.8%
2044	14.3%	36.5%
2045	14.4%	36.2%
2046	14.4%	35.9%
2047	14.4%	35.6%
2048	14.4%	35.4%
2049	14.4%	35.1%
2050	14.4%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Romania and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Romania and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in Romania vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.4% in Romania 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
	Romania	Tanzania
1960	191,431	275,814
1961	163,286	286,839
1962	130,736	300,663
1963	139,104	314,644
1964	134,326	328,527
1965	114,190	343,456
1966	115,293	360,229
1967	347,709	374,763
1968	338,577	389,467
1969	264,120	408,322
1970	234,905	427,988
1971	206,662	449,014
1972	198,316	467,305
1973	175,020	488,429
1974	235,530	515,152
1975	219,324	533,906
1976	213,361	553,617
1977	215,385	574,938
1978	204,148	595,024
1979	194,397	613,388
1980	168,776	629,444
1981	156,472	645,496
1982	119,121	662,627
1983	87,986	679,720
1984	117,731	687,435
1985	111,392	697,867
1986	134,737	705,677
1987	128,517	718,580
1988	126,817	736,551
1989	122,756	743,854
1990	69,605	750,825
1991	25,301	762,011
1992	-4,559	767,961
1993	-13,658	778,044
1994	-18,184	803,953
1995	-36,295	838,980
1996	-56,548	868,524
1997	-42,853	882,544
1998	-33,761	920,806
1999	-31,461	948,659
2000	-22,443	985,185
2001	-37,625	1,026,242
2002	-58,673	1,063,195
2003	-56,093	1,118,435
2004	-42,904	1,175,379
2005	-40,508	1,224,165
2006	-38,148	1,257,927
2007	-37,590	1,278,285
2008	-30,806	1,303,728
2009	-34,625	1,332,015
2010	-46,567	1,363,477
2011	-56,413	1,384,886
2012	-54,157	1,439,325
2013	-59,951	1,509,008
2014	-55,745	1,565,630
2015	-59,447	1,592,882
2016	-53,196	1,659,502
2017	-50,930	1,726,909
2018	-62,316	1,777,852
2019	-60,053	1,816,669
2020	-100,179	1,861,377
2021	-141,504	1,880,137
2022	-93,338	1,927,960
2023	-89,580	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: Romania vs Tanzania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Romania, compared to 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Romania	Tanzania
1985	184	980
1986	180	971
1987	173	964
1988	159	949
1989	143	927
1990	118	900
1991	104	873
1992	95	864
1993	87	851
1994	80	816
1995	75	797
1996	72	775
1997	66	777
1998	58	739
1999	51	635
2000	45	568
2001	41	493
2002	38	454
2003	35	397
2004	32	365
2005	30	350
2006	27	366
2007	25	453
2008	25	511
2009	25	502
2010	23	486
2011	20	475
2012	19	448
2013	18	479
2014	18	454
2015	18	433
2016	17	396
2017	17	345
2018	15	319
2019	14	292
2020	16	160
2021	20	162
2022	13	152
2023	12	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.66% in Romania 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
	Romania	Tanzania
1960	8.82%	24.2%
1961	7.98%	24%
1962	6.98%	23.8%
1963	6.03%	23.6%
1964	5.45%	23.4%
1965	5.44%	23.1%
1966	5.83%	22.8%
1967	6.27%	22.5%
1968	6.44%	22.2%
1969	6.23%	21.9%
1970	5.69%	21.6%
1971	5.06%	21.2%
1972	4.64%	20.9%
1973	4.49%	20.5%
1974	4.43%	20.1%
1975	4.27%	19.6%
1976	4.05%	19.2%
1977	3.86%	18.8%
1978	3.76%	18.4%
1979	3.68%	18.1%
1980	3.57%	17.9%
1981	3.44%	17.8%
1982	3.28%	17.8%
1983	3.14%	17.8%
1984	3.08%	17.8%
1985	3.16%	17.7%
1986	3.33%	17.6%
1987	3.45%	17.4%
1988	3.43%	17.2%
1989	3.31%	16.9%
1990	3.14%	16.7%
1991	2.97%	16.5%
1992	2.84%	16.3%
1993	2.79%	16.1%
1994	2.76%	15.9%
1995	2.73%	15.6%
1996	2.68%	15.2%
1997	2.58%	14.8%
1998	2.44%	14.2%
1999	2.29%	13.6%
2000	2.16%	12.8%
2001	2.06%	12.1%
2002	2.01%	11.3%
2003	1.99%	10.5%
2004	1.94%	9.86%
2005	1.82%	9.24%
2006	1.66%	8.69%
2007	1.51%	8.16%
2008	1.4%	7.7%
2009	1.31%	7.24%
2010	1.24%	6.86%
2011	1.18%	6.5%
2012	1.12%	6.21%
2013	1.05%	5.95%
2014	0.99%	5.67%
2015	0.92%	5.48%
2016	0.85%	5.25%
2017	0.79%	5.02%
2018	0.73%	4.8%
2019	0.68%	4.6%
2020	0.66%	4.42%
2021	0.65%	4.22%
2022	0.66%	4.05%
2023	0.66%	3.89%