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Fertility & birth rates in Grenada and Uganda

Updated on by Georank team

Grenada has an annual birth rate of 11.7 births per 1,000 people, compared to 35.2 for Uganda. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.49 in Grenada and 4.28 in Uganda — 188% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -77.9% in Grenada and by -38% in Uganda — in 1960, it was 6.74 and 6.91, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Grenada is ranked 120/196 by birth rate compared to 12/196 for Uganda.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.7 in Grenada — it's 28.2 in Uganda.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 29.1 in Grenada vs 107 in Uganda.
  • In Grenada, 25.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.6% in Uganda.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.29% in Grenada and +3.04% in Uganda.

Birth rate data compared

Grenada Uganda
Fertility rate 1.49 4.28
Birth rate 11.7 35.2
Birth rate rank 120/196 12/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 19.4 years
Average age at childbearing 28.7 years 28.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 28.4 102.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 70.2 197.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 17.3 67.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.9% 24.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 27.4% 38%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 100% 74.2%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.05% 0.17%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.24% 1.79%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.67% 2.76%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.83% 3.88%
Population change due to births and deaths +334 +1,477,166
Natural population change rank 148/196 10/196
Natural population change rate +0.29% +3.04%
Population growth +0.11% +2.79%
Population growth rank 158/197 23/197
Life expectancy 75.5 years 68.7 years

Fertility rate in Grenada vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Grenada was 1.49 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Grenada vs Uganda population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Grenada
Factual

UN forecast
Uganda
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Grenada Uganda
1960 6.74 6.91
1961 6.63 6.93
1962 6.44 6.96
1963 6.2 6.98
1964 5.91 7.01
1965 5.6 7.04
1966 5.3 7.07
1967 5.04 7.1
1968 4.84 7.13
1969 4.69 7.12
1970 4.46 7.15
1971 4.31 7.18
1972 4.18 7.19
1973 4.05 7.19
1974 3.92 7.19
1975 3.75 7.2
1976 3.6 7.19
1977 3.46 7.18
1978 3.35 7.16
1979 3.34 7.14
1980 3.3 7.11
1981 2.99 7.12
1982 3.15 7.11
1983 3.31 7.07
1984 3.22 7.02
1985 3.48 7.04
1986 3.58 7.08
1987 3.58 7.12
1988 3.19 7.1
1989 3.23 7.05
1990 3.06 7.01
1991 3.11 6.94
1992 2.97 6.91
1993 2.81 6.89
1994 2.79 6.9
1995 2.82 6.87
1996 2.85 6.84
1997 2.8 6.86
1998 2.49 6.84
1999 2.39 6.83
2000 2.44 6.79
2001 2.42 6.76
2002 2.38 6.74
2003 2.33 6.67
2004 2.29 6.61
2005 2.24 6.53
2006 2.19 6.43
2007 2.15 6.33
2008 2.12 6.2
2009 2.08 6.12
2010 2.04 6.02
2011 2.01 5.89
2012 1.97 5.73
2013 1.91 5.56
2014 1.8 5.41
2015 1.72 5.25
2016 1.62 5.11
2017 1.44 4.99
2018 1.53 4.87
2019 1.54 4.74
2020 1.53 4.62
2021 1.52 4.51
2022 1.5 4.39
2023 1.49 4.28
2024 1.47 4.16
2025 1.46 4.06
2026 1.45 3.97
2027 1.44 3.87
2028 1.44 3.79
2029 1.44 3.69
2030 1.44 3.61
2031 1.44 3.53
2032 1.44 3.45
2033 1.44 3.38
2034 1.44 3.31
2035 1.45 3.25
2036 1.45 3.19
2037 1.45 3.14
2038 1.45 3.09
2039 1.46 3.04
2040 1.46 2.99
2041 1.46 2.94
2042 1.46 2.9
2043 1.47 2.86
2044 1.47 2.82
2045 1.47 2.78
2046 1.47 2.74
2047 1.47 2.71
2048 1.47 2.67
2049 1.48 2.64
2050 1.48 2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Grenada
Factual

UN forecast
Uganda
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Grenada Uganda
1960 47.3% 46.3%
1961 47.2% 46.6%
1962 47.2% 46.8%
1963 47.1% 46.9%
1964 46.9% 46.8%
1965 47% 46.7%
1966 47.5% 46.6%
1967 47.6% 46.6%
1968 47.5% 46.5%
1969 47.2% 46.5%
1970 46.8% 46.5%
1971 46.2% 46.7%
1972 45.5% 46.9%
1973 44.7% 47.1%
1974 43.9% 47.3%
1975 43.1% 47.4%
1976 42.3% 47.5%
1977 41.5% 47.5%
1978 40.8% 47.6%
1979 40% 47.7%
1980 39.4% 47.9%
1981 38.6% 48%
1982 37.5% 48%
1983 36.5% 48.1%
1984 35.6% 48%
1985 34.8% 48%
1986 34.1% 48%
1987 33.6% 48%
1988 33.2% 48.1%
1989 33% 48.1%
1990 32.8% 48.2%
1991 32.8% 48.3%
1992 32.9% 48.4%
1993 33.1% 48.5%
1994 33.3% 48.6%
1995 33.5% 49.1%
1996 33.6% 49.4%
1997 33.6% 49.7%
1998 33.5% 49.9%
1999 33.3% 50%
2000 32.9% 50.1%
2001 32.1% 50.1%
2002 31% 50.1%
2003 29.8% 50.1%
2004 28.7% 50.1%
2005 27.7% 50.1%
2006 26.7% 50%
2007 25.9% 50%
2008 25.2% 49.8%
2009 24.6% 49.7%
2010 24% 49.5%
2011 23.6% 49.3%
2012 23.3% 49.1%
2013 23% 48.8%
2014 22.7% 48.5%
2015 22.4% 48.1%
2016 22.1% 47.5%
2017 21.8% 46.9%
2018 21.5% 46.3%
2019 21.2% 45.8%
2020 20.9% 45.2%
2021 20.6% 44.7%
2022 20.2% 44.3%
2023 19.8% 43.9%
2024 19.4% 43.5%
2025 19% 43.1%
2026 18.6% 42.7%
2027 18.1% 42.2%
2028 17.7% 41.8%
2029 17.3% 41.3%
2030 17% 40.9%
2031 16.7% 40.5%
2032 16.5% 40%
2033 16.4% 39.5%
2034 16.2% 39%
2035 16% 38.4%
2036 15.8% 37.8%
2037 15.6% 37.3%
2038 15.4% 36.7%
2039 15.2% 36.1%
2040 15% 35.6%
2041 14.9% 35.1%
2042 14.8% 34.6%
2043 14.6% 34.1%
2044 14.5% 33.6%
2045 14.4% 33.1%
2046 14.3% 32.7%
2047 14.1% 32.3%
2048 14% 31.8%
2049 13.9% 31.5%
2050 13.8% 31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.4% of the population in Grenada and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 32.8% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Grenada and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Grenada vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.42% in Grenada and +3.17% in Uganda. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Grenada
Uganda

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Grenada Uganda
1960 3,678 225,080
1961 3,703 232,894
1962 3,674 241,513
1963 3,601 250,885
1964 3,508 260,733
1965 3,399 271,830
1966 3,278 282,225
1967 3,158 296,692
1968 3,040 309,725
1969 2,948 320,486
1970 2,793 333,202
1971 2,705 328,294
1972 2,578 335,935
1973 2,464 340,780
1974 2,360 345,773
1975 2,224 354,278
1976 2,092 359,458
1977 1,974 365,216
1978 1,882 371,930
1979 1,871 381,626
1980 1,840 370,287
1981 1,625 380,028
1982 1,798 390,820
1983 1,817 404,940
1984 1,975 421,241
1985 2,215 462,534
1986 2,324 487,693
1987 2,345 527,397
1988 2,044 547,759
1989 2,084 565,367
1990 1,931 587,291
1991 1,953 602,740
1992 1,811 627,139
1993 1,641 650,032
1994 1,596 675,092
1995 1,580 697,218
1996 1,559 699,707
1997 1,480 727,523
1998 1,204 741,175
1999 1,092 775,166
2000 1,105 803,069
2001 1,082 836,751
2002 1,077 868,756
2003 1,074 901,374
2004 1,034 938,623
2005 1,075 969,096
2006 1,068 999,958
2007 1,059 1,029,893
2008 1,046 1,055,935
2009 1,024 1,090,600
2010 989 1,121,564
2011 954 1,147,263
2012 925 1,167,473
2013 878 1,184,250
2014 772 1,201,599
2015 684 1,224,839
2016 579 1,249,565
2017 402 1,290,658
2018 470 1,332,600
2019 462 1,367,044
2020 433 1,397,288
2021 343 1,423,377
2022 371 1,455,576
2023 334 1,477,166

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Maternal mortality chart: Grenada vs Uganda

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 48 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada, compared to 170 deaths in Uganda.

Grenada
Uganda
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Grenada Uganda
1985 71 842
1986 68 781
1987 68 709
1988 61 655
1989 64 609
1990 61 575
1991 59 549
1992 56 530
1993 53 515
1994 55 507
1995 54 514
1996 51 513
1997 50 522
1998 50 523
1999 48 504
2000 46 475
2001 45 440
2002 42 416
2003 42 395
2004 48 384
2005 40 417
2006 39 409
2007 40 345
2008 41 324
2009 41 322
2010 43 304
2011 44 295
2012 44 285
2013 44 308
2014 45 311
2015 46 299
2016 44 272
2017 45 246
2018 46 232
2019 48 219
2020 51 209
2021 52 216
2022 50 184
2023 48 170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.83% in Grenada and 3.88% in Uganda. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Grenada
Uganda

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
Grenada Uganda
1960 9.5% 22.3%
1961 8.83% 21.9%
1962 8.15% 21.6%
1963 7.5% 21.3%
1964 6.91% 20.9%
1965 6.39% 20.6%
1966 5.95% 20.3%
1967 5.59% 19.9%
1968 5.3% 19.7%
1969 5.06% 19.4%
1970 4.87% 19.3%
1971 4.71% 19.3%
1972 4.58% 19.4%
1973 4.47% 19.6%
1974 4.36% 19.9%
1975 4.25% 20.3%
1976 4.15% 20.7%
1977 4.03% 21.2%
1978 3.9% 21.6%
1979 3.77% 21.8%
1980 3.62% 22%
1981 3.46% 21.9%
1982 3.3% 21.4%
1983 3.15% 20.9%
1984 2.99% 20.3%
1985 2.85% 19.9%
1986 2.71% 19.5%
1987 2.58% 19.2%
1988 2.46% 18.9%
1989 2.35% 18.7%
1990 2.24% 18.3%
1991 2.13% 17.9%
1992 2.04% 17.4%
1993 1.95% 17%
1994 1.87% 16.7%
1995 1.79% 16.5%
1996 1.73% 16.2%
1997 1.67% 16%
1998 1.62% 15.6%
1999 1.58% 15.2%
2000 1.55% 14.6%
2001 1.52% 13.9%
2002 1.5% 13.1%
2003 1.49% 12.3%
2004 1.49% 11.5%
2005 1.48% 10.7%
2006 1.49% 9.97%
2007 1.5% 9.3%
2008 1.51% 8.69%
2009 1.54% 8.14%
2010 1.57% 7.61%
2011 1.6% 7.1%
2012 1.64% 6.67%
2013 1.68% 6.24%
2014 1.72% 5.91%
2015 1.75% 5.58%
2016 1.79% 5.25%
2017 1.81% 4.98%
2018 1.83% 4.74%
2019 1.85% 4.53%
2020 1.87% 4.35%
2021 1.87% 4.18%
2022 1.85% 4.05%
2023 1.83% 3.88%

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