Fertility & birth rates in Tanzania and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Tanzania vs Uruguay 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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Tanzania vs Uruguay 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	Uruguay
1960	6.54	2.83
1961	6.56	2.85
1962	6.61	2.87
1963	6.65	2.88
1964	6.68	2.86
1965	6.73	2.84
1966	6.8	2.82
1967	6.86	2.78
1968	6.9	2.77
1969	6.95	2.77
1970	7	2.77
1971	7.04	2.77
1972	7.05	2.78
1973	7.06	2.86
1974	7.12	2.96
1975	7.1	3.02
1976	7.09	3.01
1977	7.07	2.9
1978	7.06	2.83
1979	7.04	2.71
1980	6.99	2.59
1981	6.93	2.53
1982	6.87	2.51
1983	6.81	2.49
1984	6.72	2.47
1985	6.6	2.47
1986	6.49	2.47
1987	6.41	2.49
1988	6.38	2.5
1989	6.3	2.5
1990	6.2	2.48
1991	6.14	2.45
1992	6.08	2.43
1993	6	2.41
1994	5.89	2.42
1995	5.82	2.4
1996	5.83	2.36
1997	5.84	2.33
1998	5.81	2.27
1999	5.75	2.25
2000	5.67	2.2
2001	5.62	2.16
2002	5.57	2.16
2003	5.58	2.12
2004	5.6	2.09
2005	5.58	2.1
2006	5.51	2.07
2007	5.4	2.05
2008	5.32	2.03
2009	5.26	2.02
2010	5.23	2.01
2011	5.14	1.99
2012	5.14	2.01
2013	5.16	2.03
2014	5.12	2.03
2015	5.03	2.04
2016	5.01	1.97
2017	4.99	1.82
2018	4.93	1.68
2019	4.87	1.57
2020	4.8	1.5
2021	4.73	1.45
2022	4.67	1.43
2023	4.61	1.41
2024	4.54	1.4
2025	4.47	1.39
2026	4.41	1.38
2027	4.34	1.38
2028	4.28	1.38
2029	4.22	1.38
2030	4.16	1.38
2031	4.11	1.39
2032	4.04	1.39
2033	3.98	1.39
2034	3.94	1.39
2035	3.88	1.4
2036	3.83	1.4
2037	3.76	1.4
2038	3.72	1.4
2039	3.67	1.41
2040	3.63	1.41
2041	3.57	1.41
2042	3.54	1.42
2043	3.49	1.42
2044	3.46	1.42
2045	3.4	1.42
2046	3.39	1.42
2047	3.35	1.43
2048	3.31	1.43
2049	3.25	1.43
2050	3.23	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tanzania	Uruguay
1960	44.9%	27.6%
1961	44.8%	27.6%
1962	44.8%	27.7%
1963	44.8%	27.8%
1964	45%	27.9%
1965	45.2%	27.9%
1966	45.4%	28%
1967	45.6%	28%
1968	45.8%	27.9%
1969	45.9%	27.8%
1970	46%	27.8%
1971	46.1%	27.7%
1972	46.1%	27.5%
1973	46.2%	27.4%
1974	46.3%	27.4%
1975	46.4%	27.4%
1976	46.5%	27.4%
1977	46.6%	27.3%
1978	46.7%	27.3%
1979	46.9%	27.2%
1980	47.2%	27%
1981	47.4%	26.9%
1982	47.5%	26.7%
1983	47.6%	26.6%
1984	47.5%	26.5%
1985	47.4%	26.4%
1986	47.2%	26.2%
1987	46.9%	26.1%
1988	46.7%	26%
1989	46.5%	25.8%
1990	46.3%	25.6%
1991	46.2%	25.3%
1992	46%	25.1%
1993	45.5%	24.9%
1994	44.9%	24.7%
1995	44.5%	24.7%
1996	44.7%	24.6%
1997	44.8%	24.6%
1998	44.7%	24.5%
1999	44.7%	24.5%
2000	44.6%	24.4%
2001	44.5%	24.2%
2002	44.6%	24.1%
2003	44.6%	23.9%
2004	44.7%	23.7%
2005	44.8%	23.5%
2006	44.9%	23.3%
2007	45%	23.1%
2008	45.1%	22.8%
2009	45.3%	22.6%
2010	45.3%	22.3%
2011	45.2%	22%
2012	45.1%	21.7%
2013	44.9%	21.5%
2014	44.8%	21.3%
2015	44.5%	21.1%
2016	44.2%	21%
2017	44%	20.8%
2018	43.8%	20.5%
2019	43.6%	20.2%
2020	43.4%	19.8%
2021	43.1%	19.4%
2022	42.9%	19.1%
2023	42.7%	18.7%
2024	42.5%	18.3%
2025	42.3%	17.9%
2026	42.1%	17.5%
2027	41.9%	17.1%
2028	41.7%	16.7%
2029	41.4%	16.3%
2030	41.1%	15.8%
2031	40.9%	15.4%
2032	40.5%	15.1%
2033	40.2%	14.8%
2034	39.8%	14.7%
2035	39.5%	14.6%
2036	39.1%	14.5%
2037	38.8%	14.5%
2038	38.4%	14.4%
2039	38.1%	14.4%
2040	37.8%	14.3%
2041	37.5%	14.3%
2042	37.1%	14.3%
2043	36.8%	14.2%
2044	36.5%	14.1%
2045	36.2%	14.1%
2046	35.9%	14%
2047	35.6%	13.9%
2048	35.4%	13.8%
2049	35.1%	13.7%
2050	34.8%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.5% of the population in Tanzania and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 46.3% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tanzania and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Tanzania vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.05% in Tanzania and +0.19% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	275,814	30,438
1961	286,839	30,975
1962	300,663	31,441
1963	314,644	31,824
1964	328,527	31,340
1965	343,456	30,807
1966	360,229	30,293
1967	374,763	29,514
1968	389,467	29,103
1969	408,322	28,805
1970	427,988	28,737
1971	449,014	28,584
1972	467,305	28,896
1973	488,429	30,213
1974	515,152	32,221
1975	533,906	33,393
1976	553,617	33,199
1977	574,938	31,321
1978	595,024	30,076
1979	613,388	27,456
1980	629,444	25,451
1981	645,496	24,968
1982	662,627	25,224
1983	679,720	24,146
1984	687,435	23,684
1985	697,867	23,988
1986	705,677	24,505
1987	718,580	24,469
1988	736,551	25,071
1989	743,854	25,322
1990	750,825	25,699
1991	762,011	25,422
1992	767,961	24,847
1993	778,044	24,212
1994	803,953	24,637
1995	838,980	24,872
1996	868,524	24,635
1997	882,544	23,737
1998	920,806	22,114
1999	948,659	21,844
2000	985,185	21,060
2001	1,026,242	20,729
2002	1,063,195	20,073
2003	1,118,435	18,628
2004	1,175,379	18,067
2005	1,224,165	18,926
2006	1,257,927	17,783
2007	1,278,285	17,422
2008	1,303,728	16,838
2009	1,332,015	16,947
2010	1,363,477	16,231
2011	1,384,886	14,934
2012	1,439,325	15,520
2013	1,509,008	16,318
2014	1,565,630	16,238
2015	1,592,882	16,194
2016	1,659,502	14,008
2017	1,726,909	10,907
2018	1,777,852	7,322
2019	1,816,669	3,873
2020	1,861,377	4,048
2021	1,880,137	-5,621
2022	1,927,960	-2,964
2023	1,960,623	298

Maternal mortality chart: Tanzania vs Uruguay

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 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tanzania	Uruguay
1985	980	41
1986	971	41
1987	964	41
1988	949	39
1989	927	36
1990	900	35
1991	873	33
1992	864	33
1993	851	31
1994	816	30
1995	797	29
1996	775	28
1997	777	27
1998	739	25
1999	635	24
2000	568	23
2001	493	24
2002	454	23
2003	397	23
2004	365	21
2005	350	20
2006	366	20
2007	453	19
2008	511	19
2009	502	18
2010	486	17
2011	475	17
2012	448	16
2013	479	16
2014	454	16
2015	433	16
2016	396	16
2017	345	16
2018	319	16
2019	292	16
2020	160	20
2021	162	49
2022	152	20
2023	276	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.89% in Tanzania and 0.67% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	24.2%	6.33%
1961	24%	6.21%
1962	23.8%	6.06%
1963	23.6%	5.93%
1964	23.4%	5.83%
1965	23.1%	5.77%
1966	22.8%	5.74%
1967	22.5%	5.7%
1968	22.2%	5.64%
1969	21.9%	5.53%
1970	21.6%	5.4%
1971	21.2%	5.33%
1972	20.9%	5.34%
1973	20.5%	5.39%
1974	20.1%	5.46%
1975	19.6%	5.49%
1976	19.2%	5.41%
1977	18.8%	5.18%
1978	18.4%	4.83%
1979	18.1%	4.41%
1980	17.9%	3.98%
1981	17.8%	3.6%
1982	17.8%	3.31%
1983	17.8%	3.1%
1984	17.8%	2.95%
1985	17.7%	2.84%
1986	17.6%	2.74%
1987	17.4%	2.62%
1988	17.2%	2.51%
1989	16.9%	2.42%
1990	16.7%	2.37%
1991	16.5%	2.32%
1992	16.3%	2.29%
1993	16.1%	2.25%
1994	15.9%	2.19%
1995	15.6%	2.12%
1996	15.2%	2.03%
1997	14.8%	1.93%
1998	14.2%	1.84%
1999	13.6%	1.76%
2000	12.8%	1.7%
2001	12.1%	1.66%
2002	11.3%	1.62%
2003	10.5%	1.58%
2004	9.86%	1.52%
2005	9.24%	1.44%
2006	8.69%	1.35%
2007	8.16%	1.27%
2008	7.7%	1.19%
2009	7.24%	1.13%
2010	6.86%	1.08%
2011	6.5%	1.04%
2012	6.21%	1%
2013	5.95%	0.97%
2014	5.67%	0.93%
2015	5.48%	0.89%
2016	5.25%	0.85%
2017	5.02%	0.81%
2018	4.8%	0.77%
2019	4.6%	0.74%
2020	4.42%	0.71%
2021	4.22%	0.7%
2022	4.05%	0.68%
2023	3.89%	0.67%