Fertility & birth rates in Tanzania and Tunisia

Fertility rate in Tanzania vs Tunisia 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 1.83 in Tunisia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Tanzania vs Tunisia 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	Tunisia
1960	6.54	7.16
1961	6.56	7.16
1962	6.61	7.17
1963	6.65	7.17
1964	6.68	7.17
1965	6.73	7.11
1966	6.8	7.06
1967	6.86	6.95
1968	6.9	6.81
1969	6.95	6.62
1970	7	6.43
1971	7.04	6.29
1972	7.05	6.19
1973	7.06	6.12
1974	7.12	6.05
1975	7.1	5.97
1976	7.09	5.87
1977	7.07	5.68
1978	7.06	5.4
1979	7.04	5.18
1980	6.99	5.03
1981	6.93	5.02
1982	6.87	4.89
1983	6.81	4.77
1984	6.72	4.66
1985	6.6	4.52
1986	6.49	4.36
1987	6.41	4.1
1988	6.38	3.83
1989	6.3	3.57
1990	6.2	3.44
1991	6.14	3.31
1992	6.08	3.19
1993	6	3.06
1994	5.89	2.87
1995	5.82	2.67
1996	5.83	2.49
1997	5.84	2.34
1998	5.81	2.2
1999	5.75	2.08
2000	5.67	2.03
2001	5.62	1.98
2002	5.57	1.94
2003	5.58	1.96
2004	5.6	1.95
2005	5.58	1.95
2006	5.51	1.95
2007	5.4	1.96
2008	5.32	1.98
2009	5.26	2
2010	5.23	2.08
2011	5.14	2.19
2012	5.14	2.28
2013	5.16	2.31
2014	5.12	2.32
2015	5.03	2.31
2016	5.01	2.28
2017	4.99	2.21
2018	4.93	2.13
2019	4.87	2.1
2020	4.8	2
2021	4.73	1.8
2022	4.67	1.85
2023	4.61	1.83
2024	4.54	1.82
2025	4.47	1.8
2026	4.41	1.79
2027	4.34	1.78
2028	4.28	1.77
2029	4.22	1.76
2030	4.16	1.76
2031	4.11	1.75
2032	4.04	1.74
2033	3.98	1.74
2034	3.94	1.73
2035	3.88	1.73
2036	3.83	1.73
2037	3.76	1.72
2038	3.72	1.72
2039	3.67	1.72
2040	3.63	1.71
2041	3.57	1.71
2042	3.54	1.71
2043	3.49	1.71
2044	3.46	1.71
2045	3.4	1.71
2046	3.39	1.71
2047	3.35	1.71
2048	3.31	1.7
2049	3.25	1.7
2050	3.23	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tanzania	Tunisia
1960	44.9%	43.2%
1961	44.8%	43.4%
1962	44.8%	43.5%
1963	44.8%	43.8%
1964	45%	44%
1965	45.2%	44.2%
1966	45.4%	44.5%
1967	45.6%	44.7%
1968	45.8%	44.8%
1969	45.9%	44.8%
1970	46%	44.7%
1971	46.1%	44.6%
1972	46.1%	44.4%
1973	46.2%	44.3%
1974	46.3%	44.1%
1975	46.4%	43.9%
1976	46.5%	43.7%
1977	46.6%	43.4%
1978	46.7%	43%
1979	46.9%	42.5%
1980	47.2%	42%
1981	47.4%	41.4%
1982	47.5%	40.8%
1983	47.6%	40.3%
1984	47.5%	39.9%
1985	47.4%	39.6%
1986	47.2%	39.3%
1987	46.9%	39%
1988	46.7%	38.6%
1989	46.5%	38.2%
1990	46.3%	37.6%
1991	46.2%	37.1%
1992	46%	36.4%
1993	45.5%	35.8%
1994	44.9%	35%
1995	44.5%	34.3%
1996	44.7%	33.5%
1997	44.8%	32.8%
1998	44.7%	32%
1999	44.7%	31.1%
2000	44.6%	30.2%
2001	44.5%	29.3%
2002	44.6%	28.4%
2003	44.6%	27.5%
2004	44.7%	26.7%
2005	44.8%	26%
2006	44.9%	25.4%
2007	45%	25%
2008	45.1%	24.6%
2009	45.3%	24.3%
2010	45.3%	24.2%
2011	45.2%	24.2%
2012	45.1%	24.2%
2013	44.9%	24.4%
2014	44.8%	24.6%
2015	44.5%	24.7%
2016	44.2%	24.9%
2017	44%	25%
2018	43.8%	25.1%
2019	43.6%	25.1%
2020	43.4%	25.1%
2021	43.1%	25%
2022	42.9%	24.7%
2023	42.7%	24.4%
2024	42.5%	24%
2025	42.3%	23.6%
2026	42.1%	23%
2027	41.9%	22.5%
2028	41.7%	21.8%
2029	41.4%	21.2%
2030	41.1%	20.5%
2031	40.9%	19.9%
2032	40.5%	19.2%
2033	40.2%	18.7%
2034	39.8%	18.2%
2035	39.5%	17.7%
2036	39.1%	17.4%
2037	38.8%	17.2%
2038	38.4%	17%
2039	38.1%	16.8%
2040	37.8%	16.7%
2041	37.5%	16.6%
2042	37.1%	16.5%
2043	36.8%	16.5%
2044	36.5%	16.5%
2045	36.2%	16.6%
2046	35.9%	16.6%
2047	35.6%	16.7%
2048	35.4%	16.7%
2049	35.1%	16.8%
2050	34.8%	16.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.5% of the population in Tanzania and 24% in Tunisia in 2024, compared to 46.3% and 37.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tanzania and Tunisia compared.

Natural population change in Tanzania vs Tunisia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.05% in Tanzania and +1.05% in Tunisia. 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	Tunisia
1960	275,814	109,234
1961	286,839	111,459
1962	300,663	116,887
1963	314,644	120,865
1964	328,527	124,711
1965	343,456	127,673
1966	360,229	131,274
1967	374,763	132,626
1968	389,467	134,246
1969	408,322	135,257
1970	427,988	138,235
1971	449,014	142,296
1972	467,305	147,239
1973	488,429	153,525
1974	515,152	160,200
1975	533,906	166,991
1976	553,617	172,744
1977	574,938	174,539
1978	595,024	173,255
1979	613,388	171,463
1980	629,444	171,094
1981	645,496	176,628
1982	662,627	177,898
1983	679,720	179,878
1984	687,435	182,386
1985	697,867	186,344
1986	705,677	188,107
1987	718,580	184,101
1988	736,551	177,176
1989	743,854	169,221
1990	750,825	168,180
1991	762,011	166,245
1992	767,961	163,978
1993	778,044	160,922
1994	803,953	153,647
1995	838,980	144,345
1996	868,524	135,615
1997	882,544	128,327
1998	920,806	121,332
1999	948,659	114,829
2000	985,185	112,501
2001	1,026,242	110,146
2002	1,063,195	109,099
2003	1,118,435	111,926
2004	1,175,379	113,322
2005	1,224,165	115,374
2006	1,257,927	116,945
2007	1,278,285	118,920
2008	1,303,728	121,873
2009	1,332,015	125,465
2010	1,363,477	132,809
2011	1,384,886	143,401
2012	1,439,325	151,812
2013	1,509,008	154,687
2014	1,565,630	154,762
2015	1,592,882	153,007
2016	1,659,502	148,870
2017	1,726,909	140,971
2018	1,777,852	132,445
2019	1,816,669	127,312
2020	1,861,377	109,431
2021	1,880,137	68,087
2022	1,927,960	96,531
2023	1,960,623	93,663

Maternal mortality chart: Tanzania vs Tunisia

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 36 deaths in Tunisia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tanzania	Tunisia
1985	980	132
1986	971	121
1987	964	107
1988	949	96
1989	927	87
1990	900	85
1991	873	83
1992	864	82
1993	851	80
1994	816	77
1995	797	73
1996	775	68
1997	777	64
1998	739	60
1999	635	57
2000	568	56
2001	493	55
2002	454	53
2003	397	52
2004	365	50
2005	350	49
2006	366	48
2007	453	46
2008	511	45
2009	502	44
2010	486	44
2011	475	44
2012	448	43
2013	479	43
2014	454	42
2015	433	40
2016	396	39
2017	345	38
2018	319	38
2019	292	37
2020	160	40
2021	162	65
2022	152	38
2023	276	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.89% in Tanzania and 1.29% in Tunisia. 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	Tunisia
1960	24.2%	-
1961	24%	-
1962	23.8%	27.2%
1963	23.6%	26%
1964	23.4%	24.8%
1965	23.1%	23.6%
1966	22.8%	22.4%
1967	22.5%	21.3%
1968	22.2%	20.2%
1969	21.9%	19.1%
1970	21.6%	18.1%
1971	21.2%	17.1%
1972	20.9%	16.1%
1973	20.5%	15.2%
1974	20.1%	14.3%
1975	19.6%	13.4%
1976	19.2%	12.5%
1977	18.8%	11.7%
1978	18.4%	10.9%
1979	18.1%	10.2%
1980	17.9%	9.52%
1981	17.8%	8.94%
1982	17.8%	8.42%
1983	17.8%	7.94%
1984	17.8%	7.48%
1985	17.7%	7.08%
1986	17.6%	6.69%
1987	17.4%	6.35%
1988	17.2%	6.03%
1989	16.9%	5.76%
1990	16.7%	5.5%
1991	16.5%	5.24%
1992	16.3%	5%
1993	16.1%	4.74%
1994	15.9%	4.48%
1995	15.6%	4.2%
1996	15.2%	3.92%
1997	14.8%	3.65%
1998	14.2%	3.38%
1999	13.6%	3.14%
2000	12.8%	2.92%
2001	12.1%	2.72%
2002	11.3%	2.55%
2003	10.5%	2.4%
2004	9.86%	2.27%
2005	9.24%	2.16%
2006	8.69%	2.07%
2007	8.16%	2%
2008	7.7%	1.94%
2009	7.24%	1.9%
2010	6.86%	1.87%
2011	6.5%	1.85%
2012	6.21%	1.84%
2013	5.95%	1.83%
2014	5.67%	1.83%
2015	5.48%	1.82%
2016	5.25%	1.81%
2017	5.02%	1.79%
2018	4.8%	1.75%
2019	4.6%	1.69%
2020	4.42%	1.6%
2021	4.22%	1.5%
2022	4.05%	1.39%
2023	3.89%	1.29%