Mozambique vs Tanzania: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Mozambique
4.69 live births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania
4.54 live births per woman
in 2024
Mozambique rank
10th
Tanzania rank
13th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.69 live births per woman against 4.54 live births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.15 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 0.1996 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.2144 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.65 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 0.4101 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.222 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 6.08 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.1406 live births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 5.61 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 0.0991 live births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.32 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 0.256 live births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.83 live births per woman | 4.67 live births per woman | 0.1608 live births per woman | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 4.69 live births per woman against 4.54 live births per woman in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.15 live births per woman, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Mozambique ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.