Fertility & birth rates in Tanzania and Thailand

Fertility rate in Tanzania vs Thailand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Tanzania was 4.61 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Tanzania	Thailand
1960	6.54	6.33
1961	6.56	6.32
1962	6.61	6.33
1963	6.65	6.34
1964	6.68	6.31
1965	6.73	6.26
1966	6.8	6.18
1967	6.86	6.08
1968	6.9	5.93
1969	6.95	5.7
1970	7	5.45
1971	7.04	5.25
1972	7.05	5.08
1973	7.06	4.85
1974	7.12	4.6
1975	7.1	4.36
1976	7.09	4.12
1977	7.07	3.87
1978	7.06	3.62
1979	7.04	3.45
1980	6.99	3.29
1981	6.93	3.13
1982	6.87	2.94
1983	6.81	2.76
1984	6.72	2.58
1985	6.6	2.45
1986	6.49	2.36
1987	6.41	2.26
1988	6.38	2.17
1989	6.3	2.14
1990	6.2	2.07
1991	6.14	2.04
1992	6.08	2.01
1993	6	1.97
1994	5.89	1.93
1995	5.82	1.89
1996	5.83	1.87
1997	5.84	1.85
1998	5.81	1.82
1999	5.75	1.77
2000	5.67	1.73
2001	5.62	1.71
2002	5.57	1.69
2003	5.58	1.67
2004	5.6	1.67
2005	5.58	1.64
2006	5.51	1.63
2007	5.4	1.62
2008	5.32	1.59
2009	5.26	1.57
2010	5.23	1.56
2011	5.14	1.57
2012	5.14	1.56
2013	5.16	1.53
2014	5.12	1.48
2015	5.03	1.45
2016	5.01	1.4
2017	4.99	1.36
2018	4.93	1.32
2019	4.87	1.29
2020	4.8	1.26
2021	4.73	1.23
2022	4.67	1.22
2023	4.61	1.21
2024	4.54	1.2
2025	4.47	1.19
2026	4.41	1.19
2027	4.34	1.19
2028	4.28	1.19
2029	4.22	1.19
2030	4.16	1.2
2031	4.11	1.2
2032	4.04	1.21
2033	3.98	1.21
2034	3.94	1.22
2035	3.88	1.22
2036	3.83	1.23
2037	3.76	1.23
2038	3.72	1.24
2039	3.67	1.24
2040	3.63	1.25
2041	3.57	1.25
2042	3.54	1.26
2043	3.49	1.26
2044	3.46	1.26
2045	3.4	1.27
2046	3.39	1.27
2047	3.35	1.28
2048	3.31	1.28
2049	3.25	1.28
2050	3.23	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tanzania	Thailand
1960	44.9%	44.3%
1961	44.8%	44.6%
1962	44.8%	44.8%
1963	44.8%	45.1%
1964	45%	45.3%
1965	45.2%	45.4%
1966	45.4%	45.4%
1967	45.6%	45.3%
1968	45.8%	45.2%
1969	45.9%	45%
1970	46%	44.8%
1971	46.1%	44.4%
1972	46.1%	44%
1973	46.2%	43.5%
1974	46.3%	43%
1975	46.4%	42.4%
1976	46.5%	41.8%
1977	46.6%	41.1%
1978	46.7%	40.3%
1979	46.9%	39.5%
1980	47.2%	38.7%
1981	47.4%	37.8%
1982	47.5%	37%
1983	47.6%	36%
1984	47.5%	35.1%
1985	47.4%	34.1%
1986	47.2%	33.2%
1987	46.9%	32.4%
1988	46.7%	31.5%
1989	46.5%	30.7%
1990	46.3%	30%
1991	46.2%	29.2%
1992	46%	28.5%
1993	45.5%	28%
1994	44.9%	27.4%
1995	44.5%	26.9%
1996	44.7%	26.4%
1997	44.8%	25.9%
1998	44.7%	25.4%
1999	44.7%	24.9%
2000	44.6%	24.4%
2001	44.5%	23.9%
2002	44.6%	23.4%
2003	44.6%	23%
2004	44.7%	22.6%
2005	44.8%	22.2%
2006	44.9%	21.7%
2007	45%	21.3%
2008	45.1%	20.9%
2009	45.3%	20.6%
2010	45.3%	20.1%
2011	45.2%	19.7%
2012	45.1%	19.2%
2013	44.9%	18.8%
2014	44.8%	18.5%
2015	44.5%	18.1%
2016	44.2%	17.7%
2017	44%	17.3%
2018	43.8%	16.9%
2019	43.6%	16.6%
2020	43.4%	16.2%
2021	43.1%	15.8%
2022	42.9%	15.4%
2023	42.7%	15.1%
2024	42.5%	14.7%
2025	42.3%	14.4%
2026	42.1%	14.1%
2027	41.9%	13.7%
2028	41.7%	13.4%
2029	41.4%	13.1%
2030	41.1%	12.9%
2031	40.9%	12.7%
2032	40.5%	12.5%
2033	40.2%	12.3%
2034	39.8%	12.2%
2035	39.5%	12.1%
2036	39.1%	12%
2037	38.8%	11.9%
2038	38.4%	11.9%
2039	38.1%	11.8%
2040	37.8%	11.8%
2041	37.5%	11.8%
2042	37.1%	11.8%
2043	36.8%	11.7%
2044	36.5%	11.7%
2045	36.2%	11.7%
2046	35.9%	11.7%
2047	35.6%	11.6%
2048	35.4%	11.6%
2049	35.1%	11.6%
2050	34.8%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.5% of the population in Tanzania and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 46.3% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tanzania and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Tanzania vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.05% in Tanzania and +0.18% in Thailand. 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
	Tanzania	Thailand
1960	275,814	774,190
1961	286,839	801,140
1962	300,663	828,741
1963	314,644	860,728
1964	328,527	885,137
1965	343,456	909,000
1966	360,229	929,469
1967	374,763	944,980
1968	389,467	953,806
1969	408,322	948,314
1970	427,988	937,116
1971	449,014	936,215
1972	467,305	940,420
1973	488,429	933,540
1974	515,152	923,151
1975	533,906	911,980
1976	553,617	894,072
1977	574,938	871,232
1978	595,024	847,799
1979	613,388	843,434
1980	629,444	845,575
1981	645,496	839,297
1982	662,627	817,951
1983	679,720	794,239
1984	687,435	779,856
1985	697,867	776,935
1986	705,677	783,430
1987	718,580	774,498
1988	736,551	765,252
1989	743,854	774,563
1990	750,825	760,808
1991	762,011	760,508
1992	767,961	754,999
1993	778,044	737,696
1994	803,953	712,589
1995	838,980	682,703
1996	868,524	661,397
1997	882,544	644,834
1998	920,806	617,318
1999	948,659	578,073
2000	985,185	543,884
2001	1,026,242	524,230
2002	1,063,195	504,299
2003	1,118,435	488,003
2004	1,175,379	466,542
2005	1,224,165	456,378
2006	1,257,927	441,211
2007	1,278,285	425,362
2008	1,303,728	401,730
2009	1,332,015	382,636
2010	1,363,477	370,466
2011	1,384,886	365,670
2012	1,439,325	351,485
2013	1,509,008	325,059
2014	1,565,630	294,628
2015	1,592,882	266,362
2016	1,659,502	226,255
2017	1,726,909	194,695
2018	1,777,852	159,383
2019	1,816,669	116,867
2020	1,861,377	84,107
2021	1,880,137	57,382
2022	1,927,960	-61,046
2023	1,960,623	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Tanzania vs Thailand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 276 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tanzania, compared to 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tanzania	Thailand
1985	980	88
1986	971	78
1987	964	72
1988	949	67
1989	927	64
1990	900	60
1991	873	59
1992	864	58
1993	851	57
1994	816	54
1995	797	52
1996	775	49
1997	777	48
1998	739	47
1999	635	48
2000	568	49
2001	493	47
2002	454	44
2003	397	42
2004	365	44
2005	350	40
2006	366	38
2007	453	38
2008	511	37
2009	502	37
2010	486	37
2011	475	37
2012	448	36
2013	479	35
2014	454	34
2015	433	34
2016	396	34
2017	345	34
2018	319	34
2019	292	34
2020	160	36
2021	162	38
2022	152	112
2023	276	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.89% in Tanzania and 0.92% in Thailand. 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
	Tanzania	Thailand
1960	24.2%	14.7%
1961	24%	14.2%
1962	23.8%	13.7%
1963	23.6%	13.2%
1964	23.4%	12.8%
1965	23.1%	12.3%
1966	22.8%	11.8%
1967	22.5%	11.4%
1968	22.2%	10.9%
1969	21.9%	10.4%
1970	21.6%	9.95%
1971	21.2%	9.47%
1972	20.9%	9.01%
1973	20.5%	8.56%
1974	20.1%	8.14%
1975	19.6%	7.73%
1976	19.2%	7.35%
1977	18.8%	7%
1978	18.4%	6.67%
1979	18.1%	6.36%
1980	17.9%	6.07%
1981	17.8%	5.79%
1982	17.8%	5.53%
1983	17.8%	5.28%
1984	17.8%	5.03%
1985	17.7%	4.8%
1986	17.6%	4.57%
1987	17.4%	4.34%
1988	17.2%	4.12%
1989	16.9%	3.91%
1990	16.7%	3.69%
1991	16.5%	3.49%
1992	16.3%	3.3%
1993	16.1%	3.12%
1994	15.9%	2.96%
1995	15.6%	2.81%
1996	15.2%	2.67%
1997	14.8%	2.53%
1998	14.2%	2.41%
1999	13.6%	2.29%
2000	12.8%	2.18%
2001	12.1%	2.08%
2002	11.3%	1.98%
2003	10.5%	1.89%
2004	9.86%	1.81%
2005	9.24%	1.73%
2006	8.69%	1.66%
2007	8.16%	1.59%
2008	7.7%	1.53%
2009	7.24%	1.47%
2010	6.86%	1.42%
2011	6.5%	1.37%
2012	6.21%	1.32%
2013	5.95%	1.27%
2014	5.67%	1.23%
2015	5.48%	1.19%
2016	5.25%	1.15%
2017	5.02%	1.11%
2018	4.8%	1.08%
2019	4.6%	1.04%
2020	4.42%	1.01%
2021	4.22%	0.98%
2022	4.05%	0.95%
2023	3.89%	0.92%