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Fertility & birth rates in Tanzania and Uzbekistan

Updated on by Georank team

Tanzania has an annual birth rate of 35.2 births per 1,000 people, compared to 26.5 for Uzbekistan. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 4.61 in Tanzania and 3.5 in Uzbekistan — 24% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -29.5% in Tanzania and by -47.1% in Uzbekistan — in 1960, it was 6.54 and 6.61, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Tanzania is ranked 10/196 by birth rate compared to 46/196 for Uzbekistan.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 19.9 years in Tanzania, compared to 23.5 years in Uzbekistan.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.9 in Tanzania — it's 27.1 in Uzbekistan.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 113.2 in Tanzania vs 34.1 in Uzbekistan.
  • In Tanzania, 24.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.8% in Uzbekistan.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.94% in Tanzania and +2.03% in Uzbekistan.

Birth rate data compared

Tanzania Uzbekistan
Fertility rate 4.61 3.5
Birth rate 35.2 26.5
Birth rate rank 10/196 46/196
Age at first childbirth 19.9 years 23.5 years
Average age at childbearing 28.9 years 27.1 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 111.5 34.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 199.5 226.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 71.2 32.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.2% 24.8%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 31.1% 56.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 63.5% 99%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.28% 0.03%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.06% 0.76%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.99% 1.27%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 3.89% 1.33%
Population change due to births and deaths +1,960,623 +722,280
Natural population change rank 8/196 28/196
Natural population change rate +2.94% +2.03%
Population growth +2.92% +1.99%
Population growth rank 19/197 54/197
Life expectancy 67.4 years 72.7 years

Fertility rate in Tanzania vs Uzbekistan 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 3.5 in Uzbekistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Tanzania
Factual

UN forecast
Uzbekistan
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Tanzania Uzbekistan
1960 6.54 6.61
1961 6.56 6.75
1962 6.61 6.88
1963 6.65 6.81
1964 6.68 6.82
1965 6.73 6.81
1966 6.8 6.66
1967 6.86 6.57
1968 6.9 6.39
1969 6.95 6.34
1970 7 6.31
1971 7.04 6.28
1972 7.05 6.25
1973 7.06 6.16
1974 7.12 6.05
1975 7.1 5.92
1976 7.09 5.75
1977 7.07 5.54
1978 7.06 5.28
1979 7.04 5.16
1980 6.99 5.04
1981 6.93 4.91
1982 6.87 4.82
1983 6.81 4.71
1984 6.72 4.73
1985 6.6 4.69
1986 6.49 4.68
1987 6.41 4.53
1988 6.38 4.26
1989 6.3 4.1
1990 6.2 4.12
1991 6.14 4.19
1992 6.08 4.06
1993 6 3.86
1994 5.89 3.66
1995 5.82 3.57
1996 5.83 3.39
1997 5.84 3.19
1998 5.81 2.99
1999 5.75 2.83
2000 5.67 2.7
2001 5.62 2.61
2002 5.57 2.58
2003 5.58 2.5
2004 5.6 2.5
2005 5.58 2.44
2006 5.51 2.46
2007 5.4 2.57
2008 5.32 2.64
2009 5.26 2.56
2010 5.23 2.44
2011 5.14 2.35
2012 5.14 2.34
2013 5.16 2.44
2014 5.12 2.55
2015 5.03 2.58
2016 5.01 2.56
2017 4.99 2.57
2018 4.93 2.71
2019 4.87 2.87
2020 4.8 3.06
2021 4.73 3.27
2022 4.67 3.4
2023 4.61 3.5
2024 4.54 3.49
2025 4.47 3.45
2026 4.41 3.4
2027 4.34 3.36
2028 4.28 3.31
2029 4.22 3.27
2030 4.16 3.22
2031 4.11 3.18
2032 4.04 3.13
2033 3.98 3.09
2034 3.94 3.05
2035 3.88 3.01
2036 3.83 2.98
2037 3.76 2.94
2038 3.72 2.91
2039 3.67 2.87
2040 3.63 2.84
2041 3.57 2.81
2042 3.54 2.78
2043 3.49 2.75
2044 3.46 2.72
2045 3.4 2.69
2046 3.39 2.66
2047 3.35 2.63
2048 3.31 2.6
2049 3.25 2.58
2050 3.23 2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Tanzania
Factual

UN forecast
Uzbekistan
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Tanzania Uzbekistan
1960 44.9% 39.8%
1961 44.8% 41.2%
1962 44.8% 42.4%
1963 44.8% 43.4%
1964 45% 44.2%
1965 45.2% 44.7%
1966 45.4% 44.8%
1967 45.6% 44.9%
1968 45.8% 44.8%
1969 45.9% 44.7%
1970 46% 44.6%
1971 46.1% 44.4%
1972 46.1% 44.3%
1973 46.2% 44%
1974 46.3% 43.7%
1975 46.4% 43.3%
1976 46.5% 42.8%
1977 46.6% 42.3%
1978 46.7% 41.7%
1979 46.9% 41.2%
1980 47.2% 40.8%
1981 47.4% 40.5%
1982 47.5% 40.3%
1983 47.6% 40.1%
1984 47.5% 40.1%
1985 47.4% 40.1%
1986 47.2% 40.1%
1987 46.9% 40.1%
1988 46.7% 40%
1989 46.5% 39.9%
1990 46.3% 39.9%
1991 46.2% 39.9%
1992 46% 39.8%
1993 45.5% 39.8%
1994 44.9% 39.7%
1995 44.5% 39.4%
1996 44.7% 39.2%
1997 44.8% 38.8%
1998 44.7% 38.2%
1999 44.7% 37.5%
2000 44.6% 36.7%
2001 44.5% 35.8%
2002 44.6% 34.9%
2003 44.6% 34%
2004 44.7% 33.1%
2005 44.8% 32.3%
2006 44.9% 31.4%
2007 45% 30.6%
2008 45.1% 29.9%
2009 45.3% 29.4%
2010 45.3% 28.9%
2011 45.2% 28.5%
2012 45.1% 28.2%
2013 44.9% 28.1%
2014 44.8% 28.1%
2015 44.5% 28.3%
2016 44.2% 28.5%
2017 44% 28.8%
2018 43.8% 29%
2019 43.6% 29.3%
2020 43.4% 29.7%
2021 43.1% 30.2%
2022 42.9% 30.6%
2023 42.7% 30.9%
2024 42.5% 31.1%
2025 42.3% 31.3%
2026 42.1% 31.5%
2027 41.9% 31.6%
2028 41.7% 31.6%
2029 41.4% 31.6%
2030 41.1% 31.4%
2031 40.9% 31.3%
2032 40.5% 31.1%
2033 40.2% 30.9%
2034 39.8% 30.6%
2035 39.5% 30.3%
2036 39.1% 29.8%
2037 38.8% 29.3%
2038 38.4% 28.8%
2039 38.1% 28.3%
2040 37.8% 28%
2041 37.5% 27.6%
2042 37.1% 27.4%
2043 36.8% 27.2%
2044 36.5% 27%
2045 36.2% 26.9%
2046 35.9% 26.8%
2047 35.6% 26.8%
2048 35.4% 26.7%
2049 35.1% 26.7%
2050 34.8% 26.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.5% of the population in Tanzania and 31.1% in Uzbekistan in 2024, compared to 46.3% and 39.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tanzania and Uzbekistan compared.

Natural population change in Tanzania vs Uzbekistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.05% in Tanzania and +1.87% in Uzbekistan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Tanzania
Uzbekistan

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Tanzania Uzbekistan
1960 275,814 267,165
1961 286,839 279,841
1962 300,663 292,788
1963 314,644 293,432
1964 328,527 298,790
1965 343,456 302,264
1966 360,229 297,844
1967 374,763 298,350
1968 389,467 295,651
1969 408,322 302,833
1970 427,988 313,216
1971 449,014 323,171
1972 467,305 333,230
1973 488,429 341,807
1974 515,152 350,422
1975 533,906 357,382
1976 553,617 363,110
1977 574,938 369,572
1978 595,024 372,068
1979 613,388 387,754
1980 629,444 401,557
1981 645,496 413,897
1982 662,627 431,389
1983 679,720 454,464
1984 687,435 485,617
1985 697,867 508,893
1986 705,677 533,234
1987 718,580 537,292
1988 736,551 525,126
1989 743,854 522,323
1990 750,825 540,581
1991 762,011 557,886
1992 767,961 548,793
1993 778,044 527,557
1994 803,953 502,279
1995 838,980 493,966
1996 868,524 471,010
1997 882,544 441,631
1998 920,806 408,532
1999 948,659 385,448
2000 985,185 365,138
2001 1,026,242 356,483
2002 1,063,195 359,231
2003 1,118,435 355,098
2004 1,175,379 363,994
2005 1,224,165 363,462
2006 1,257,927 383,265
2007 1,278,285 426,880
2008 1,303,728 461,665
2009 1,332,015 471,839
2010 1,363,477 461,293
2011 1,384,886 454,858
2012 1,439,325 463,333
2013 1,509,008 501,742
2014 1,565,630 536,881
2015 1,592,882 552,781
2016 1,659,502 549,045
2017 1,726,909 548,372
2018 1,777,852 585,119
2019 1,816,669 618,154
2020 1,861,377 643,750
2021 1,880,137 689,325
2022 1,927,960 715,410
2023 1,960,623 722,280

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Maternal mortality chart: Tanzania vs Uzbekistan

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 26 deaths in Uzbekistan.

Tanzania
Uzbekistan
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Tanzania Uzbekistan
1985 980 72
1986 971 69
1987 964 63
1988 949 58
1989 927 53
1990 900 50
1991 873 47
1992 864 46
1993 851 47
1994 816 49
1995 797 46
1996 775 44
1997 777 42
1998 739 42
1999 635 43
2000 568 42
2001 493 42
2002 454 41
2003 397 40
2004 365 39
2005 350 39
2006 366 38
2007 453 37
2008 511 35
2009 502 34
2010 486 34
2011 475 33
2012 448 33
2013 479 32
2014 454 32
2015 433 31
2016 396 31
2017 345 30
2018 319 29
2019 292 29
2020 160 29
2021 162 28
2022 152 27
2023 276 26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.89% in Tanzania and 1.33% in Uzbekistan. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Tanzania
Uzbekistan

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Tanzania Uzbekistan
1960 24.2% -
1961 24% -
1962 23.8% -
1963 23.6% -
1964 23.4% -
1965 23.1% -
1966 22.8% -
1967 22.5% -
1968 22.2% -
1969 21.9% -
1970 21.6% -
1971 21.2% -
1972 20.9% -
1973 20.5% -
1974 20.1% -
1975 19.6% -
1976 19.2% -
1977 18.8% -
1978 18.4% -
1979 18.1% 12.5%
1980 17.9% 11.7%
1981 17.8% 10.9%
1982 17.8% 10.2%
1983 17.8% 9.5%
1984 17.8% 8.91%
1985 17.7% 8.4%
1986 17.6% 7.96%
1987 17.4% 7.59%
1988 17.2% 7.31%
1989 16.9% 7.13%
1990 16.7% 7.04%
1991 16.5% 7.01%
1992 16.3% 7.01%
1993 16.1% 6.99%
1994 15.9% 6.95%
1995 15.6% 6.91%
1996 15.2% 6.83%
1997 14.8% 6.72%
1998 14.2% 6.57%
1999 13.6% 6.38%
2000 12.8% 6.15%
2001 12.1% 5.88%
2002 11.3% 5.57%
2003 10.5% 5.25%
2004 9.86% 4.92%
2005 9.24% 4.57%
2006 8.69% 4.24%
2007 8.16% 3.9%
2008 7.7% 3.59%
2009 7.24% 3.29%
2010 6.86% 3.01%
2011 6.5% 2.75%
2012 6.21% 2.52%
2013 5.95% 2.32%
2014 5.67% 2.14%
2015 5.48% 1.98%
2016 5.25% 1.85%
2017 5.02% 1.73%
2018 4.8% 1.64%
2019 4.6% 1.56%
2020 4.42% 1.5%
2021 4.22% 1.44%
2022 4.05% 1.38%
2023 3.89% 1.33%

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