Tanzania birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Tanzania chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Tanzania is 4.61, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6 — a -23.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Tanzania	World
1960	6.54	4.69
1961	6.56	4.56
1962	6.61	5.02
1963	6.65	5.31
1964	6.68	5.13
1965	6.73	5.08
1966	6.8	4.97
1967	6.86	4.87
1968	6.9	4.98
1969	6.95	4.88
1970	7	4.84
1971	7.04	4.69
1972	7.05	4.55
1973	7.06	4.42
1974	7.12	4.26
1975	7.1	4.07
1976	7.09	3.97
1977	7.07	3.84
1978	7.06	3.77
1979	7.04	3.76
1980	6.99	3.73
1981	6.93	3.71
1982	6.87	3.72
1983	6.81	3.59
1984	6.72	3.57
1985	6.6	3.53
1986	6.49	3.51
1987	6.41	3.48
1988	6.38	3.39
1989	6.3	3.35
1990	6.2	3.31
1991	6.14	3.13
1992	6.08	3.04
1993	6	2.97
1994	5.89	2.92
1995	5.82	2.87
1996	5.83	2.82
1997	5.84	2.78
1998	5.81	2.75
1999	5.75	2.72
2000	5.67	2.73
2001	5.62	2.69
2002	5.57	2.66
2003	5.58	2.64
2004	5.6	2.63
2005	5.58	2.61
2006	5.51	2.61
2007	5.4	2.6
2008	5.32	2.6
2009	5.26	2.59
2010	5.23	2.57
2011	5.14	2.55
2012	5.14	2.56
2013	5.16	2.53
2014	5.12	2.52
2015	5.03	2.49
2016	5.01	2.49
2017	4.99	2.46
2018	4.93	2.39
2019	4.87	2.35
2020	4.8	2.28
2021	4.73	2.25
2022	4.67	2.22
2023	4.61	2.2
2024	4.54	2.19
2025	4.47	2.18
2026	4.41	2.18
2027	4.34	2.17
2028	4.28	2.16
2029	4.22	2.15
2030	4.16	2.14
2031	4.11	2.13
2032	4.04	2.12
2033	3.98	2.12
2034	3.94	2.11
2035	3.88	2.1
2036	3.83	2.09
2037	3.76	2.09
2038	3.72	2.08
2039	3.67	2.08
2040	3.63	2.08
2041	3.57	2.07
2042	3.54	2.07
2043	3.49	2.07
2044	3.46	2.07
2045	3.4	2.06
2046	3.39	2.06
2047	3.35	2.06
2048	3.31	2.05
2049	3.25	2.05
2050	3.23	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 17.5% were to women under 20 years old, 50.2% to women ages 20-29, and 32.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17.3%, 46.8%, and 35.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Tanzania by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Tanzania	World
1960	44.9%	37.4%
1961	44.8%	37.5%
1962	44.8%	37.6%
1963	44.8%	37.8%
1964	45%	38%
1965	45.2%	38%
1966	45.4%	38%
1967	45.6%	38%
1968	45.8%	37.9%
1969	45.9%	37.8%
1970	46%	37.7%
1971	46.1%	37.6%
1972	46.1%	37.5%
1973	46.2%	37.3%
1974	46.3%	37.2%
1975	46.4%	37.1%
1976	46.5%	36.9%
1977	46.6%	36.7%
1978	46.7%	36.3%
1979	46.9%	35.9%
1980	47.2%	35.5%
1981	47.4%	35.2%
1982	47.5%	34.9%
1983	47.6%	34.6%
1984	47.5%	34.3%
1985	47.4%	34%
1986	47.2%	33.8%
1987	46.9%	33.6%
1988	46.7%	33.4%
1989	46.5%	33.2%
1990	46.3%	33%
1991	46.2%	32.9%
1992	46%	32.7%
1993	45.5%	32.5%
1994	44.9%	32.3%
1995	44.5%	32.1%
1996	44.7%	31.8%
1997	44.8%	31.5%
1998	44.7%	31.1%
1999	44.7%	30.8%
2000	44.6%	30.4%
2001	44.5%	30%
2002	44.6%	29.6%
2003	44.6%	29.2%
2004	44.7%	28.8%
2005	44.8%	28.5%
2006	44.9%	28.1%
2007	45%	27.9%
2008	45.1%	27.6%
2009	45.3%	27.5%
2010	45.3%	27.3%
2011	45.2%	27.1%
2012	45.1%	27%
2013	44.9%	26.9%
2014	44.8%	26.8%
2015	44.5%	26.6%
2016	44.2%	26.5%
2017	44%	26.4%
2018	43.8%	26.2%
2019	43.6%	26%
2020	43.4%	25.8%
2021	43.1%	25.6%
2022	42.9%	25.3%
2023	42.7%	25%
2024	42.5%	24.7%
2025	42.3%	24.4%
2026	42.1%	24.1%
2027	41.9%	23.8%
2028	41.7%	23.4%
2029	41.4%	23.1%
2030	41.1%	22.8%
2031	40.9%	22.6%
2032	40.5%	22.3%
2033	40.2%	22.1%
2034	39.8%	21.9%
2035	39.5%	21.7%
2036	39.1%	21.6%
2037	38.8%	21.5%
2038	38.4%	21.4%
2039	38.1%	21.3%
2040	37.8%	21.2%
2041	37.5%	21.1%
2042	37.1%	21%
2043	36.8%	21%
2044	36.5%	20.9%
2045	36.2%	20.8%
2046	35.9%	20.7%
2047	35.6%	20.7%
2048	35.4%	20.6%
2049	35.1%	20.5%
2050	34.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Tanzania was 44.9% in 1960, 45.5% in 1993, and 42.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Tanzania.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Tanzania, excluding migration, has been +3.05% annually. On average, 1,776,954 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Tanzania
1960	275,814
1961	286,839
1962	300,663
1963	314,644
1964	328,527
1965	343,456
1966	360,229
1967	374,763
1968	389,467
1969	408,322
1970	427,988
1971	449,014
1972	467,305
1973	488,429
1974	515,152
1975	533,906
1976	553,617
1977	574,938
1978	595,024
1979	613,388
1980	629,444
1981	645,496
1982	662,627
1983	679,720
1984	687,435
1985	697,867
1986	705,677
1987	718,580
1988	736,551
1989	743,854
1990	750,825
1991	762,011
1992	767,961
1993	778,044
1994	803,953
1995	838,980
1996	868,524
1997	882,544
1998	920,806
1999	948,659
2000	985,185
2001	1,026,242
2002	1,063,195
2003	1,118,435
2004	1,175,379
2005	1,224,165
2006	1,257,927
2007	1,278,285
2008	1,303,728
2009	1,332,015
2010	1,363,477
2011	1,384,886
2012	1,439,325
2013	1,509,008
2014	1,565,630
2015	1,592,882
2016	1,659,502
2017	1,726,909
2018	1,777,852
2019	1,816,669
2020	1,861,377
2021	1,880,137
2022	1,927,960
2023	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Tanzania was 276 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.28% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -51.4% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tanzania	World
1985	980	460
1986	971	438
1987	964	429
1988	949	414
1989	927	401
1990	900	391
1991	873	395
1992	864	395
1993	851	389
1994	816	382
1995	797	371
1996	775	366
1997	777	358
1998	739	360
1999	635	340
2000	568	328
2001	493	321
2002	454	311
2003	397	301
2004	365	291
2005	350	283
2006	366	276
2007	453	269
2008	511	264
2009	502	258
2010	486	253
2011	475	247
2012	448	239
2013	479	235
2014	454	231
2015	433	228
2016	396	220
2017	345	215
2018	319	211
2019	292	207
2020	160	211
2021	162	242
2022	152	203
2023	276	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Tanzania was 38.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.89% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 128.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Tanzania	World
1960	24.2%	18.5%
1961	24%	18.1%
1962	23.8%	17.8%
1963	23.6%	17.5%
1964	23.4%	17.7%
1965	23.1%	17.5%
1966	22.8%	17.3%
1967	22.5%	17%
1968	22.2%	16.5%
1969	21.9%	15.5%
1970	21.6%	15.2%
1971	21.2%	15.1%
1972	20.9%	14.4%
1973	20.5%	14.1%
1974	20.1%	13.7%
1975	19.6%	13.4%
1976	19.2%	13%
1977	18.8%	12.5%
1978	18.4%	12.1%
1979	18.1%	11.7%
1980	17.9%	11.4%
1981	17.8%	11%
1982	17.8%	10.8%
1983	17.8%	10.6%
1984	17.8%	10.4%
1985	17.7%	10.1%
1986	17.6%	9.81%
1987	17.4%	9.47%
1988	17.2%	9.31%
1989	16.9%	9.02%
1990	16.7%	8.81%
1991	16.5%	8.66%
1992	16.3%	8.46%
1993	16.1%	8.19%
1994	15.9%	7.98%
1995	15.6%	7.76%
1996	15.2%	7.52%
1997	14.8%	7.28%
1998	14.2%	7.05%
1999	13.6%	6.76%
2000	12.8%	6.48%
2001	12.1%	6.21%
2002	11.3%	5.94%
2003	10.5%	5.65%
2004	9.86%	5.43%
2005	9.24%	5.16%
2006	8.69%	4.92%
2007	8.16%	4.7%
2008	7.7%	4.5%
2009	7.24%	4.31%
2010	6.86%	4.11%
2011	6.5%	3.97%
2012	6.21%	3.77%
2013	5.95%	3.61%
2014	5.67%	3.48%
2015	5.48%	3.35%
2016	5.25%	3.23%
2017	5.02%	3.11%
2018	4.8%	2.97%
2019	4.6%	2.86%
2020	4.42%	2.75%
2021	4.22%	2.66%
2022	4.05%	2.59%
2023	3.89%	2.49%