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Fertility & birth rates in Kazakhstan and Uganda

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has an annual birth rate of 20.1 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 3.01 in Kazakhstan and 4.28 in Uganda — 42.2% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -33% in Kazakhstan and by -38% in Uganda — in 1960, it was 4.5 and 6.91, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Kazakhstan is ranked 76/196 by birth rate compared to 12/196 for Uganda.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 29.5 years in Kazakhstan, compared to 19.4 years in Uganda.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.1 in Kazakhstan — it's 28.2 in Uganda.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 18.2 in Kazakhstan vs 107 in Uganda.
  • In Kazakhstan, 23.5% 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 +1.34% in Kazakhstan and +3.04% in Uganda.

Birth rate data compared

Kazakhstan Uganda
Fertility rate 3.01 4.28
Birth rate 20.1 35.2
Birth rate rank 76/196 12/196
Age at first childbirth 29.5 years 19.4 years
Average age at childbearing 29.1 years 28.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 16.8 102.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 164.4 197.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 31.9 67.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.5% 24.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 50.1% 38%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 74.2%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.17%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.43% 1.79%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.76% 2.76%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.96% 3.88%
Population change due to births and deaths +273,013 +1,477,166
Natural population change rank 53/196 10/196
Natural population change rate +1.34% +3.04%
Population growth +1.29% +2.79%
Population growth rank 84/197 23/197
Life expectancy 74.7 years 68.7 years

Fertility rate in Kazakhstan vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kazakhstan was 3.01 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 Kazakhstan vs Uganda population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Kazakhstan
Factual

UN forecast
Uganda
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Uganda
1960 4.5 6.91
1961 4.42 6.93
1962 4.36 6.96
1963 4.26 6.98
1964 4.07 7.01
1965 3.88 7.04
1966 3.82 7.07
1967 3.77 7.1
1968 3.63 7.13
1969 3.51 7.12
1970 3.51 7.15
1971 3.53 7.18
1972 3.55 7.19
1973 3.51 7.19
1974 3.45 7.19
1975 3.4 7.2
1976 3.33 7.19
1977 3.26 7.18
1978 3.16 7.16
1979 3.14 7.14
1980 3.09 7.11
1981 3.05 7.12
1982 3.02 7.11
1983 3.07 7.07
1984 3.15 7.02
1985 3.21 7.04
1986 3.19 7.08
1987 3.12 7.12
1988 3 7.1
1989 2.87 7.05
1990 2.75 7.01
1991 2.68 6.94
1992 2.58 6.91
1993 2.48 6.89
1994 2.38 6.9
1995 2.25 6.87
1996 2.08 6.84
1997 1.97 6.86
1998 1.94 6.84
1999 1.9 6.83
2000 1.9 6.79
2001 1.91 6.76
2002 1.96 6.74
2003 2.08 6.67
2004 2.2 6.61
2005 2.27 6.53
2006 2.38 6.43
2007 2.49 6.33
2008 2.62 6.2
2009 2.58 6.12
2010 2.61 6.02
2011 2.61 5.89
2012 2.64 5.73
2013 2.67 5.56
2014 2.76 5.41
2015 2.76 5.25
2016 2.8 5.11
2017 2.75 4.99
2018 2.85 4.87
2019 2.89 4.74
2020 3.13 4.62
2021 3.32 4.51
2022 3.05 4.39
2023 3.01 4.28
2024 2.98 4.16
2025 2.95 4.06
2026 2.92 3.97
2027 2.9 3.87
2028 2.87 3.79
2029 2.84 3.69
2030 2.81 3.61
2031 2.78 3.53
2032 2.76 3.45
2033 2.74 3.38
2034 2.71 3.31
2035 2.69 3.25
2036 2.66 3.19
2037 2.64 3.14
2038 2.62 3.09
2039 2.6 3.04
2040 2.58 2.99
2041 2.56 2.94
2042 2.54 2.9
2043 2.52 2.86
2044 2.5 2.82
2045 2.48 2.78
2046 2.47 2.74
2047 2.44 2.71
2048 2.43 2.67
2049 2.41 2.64
2050 2.39 2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Kazakhstan
Factual

UN forecast
Uganda
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Kazakhstan Uganda
1960 37.2% 46.3%
1961 38% 46.6%
1962 38.4% 46.8%
1963 38.5% 46.9%
1964 38.4% 46.8%
1965 38.1% 46.7%
1966 37.8% 46.6%
1967 37.4% 46.6%
1968 37% 46.5%
1969 36.5% 46.5%
1970 36.1% 46.5%
1971 35.6% 46.7%
1972 35.2% 46.9%
1973 34.7% 47.1%
1974 34.1% 47.3%
1975 33.6% 47.4%
1976 33.3% 47.5%
1977 33.1% 47.5%
1978 32.8% 47.6%
1979 32.9% 47.7%
1980 33% 47.9%
1981 32.8% 48%
1982 32.7% 48%
1983 32.6% 48.1%
1984 32.6% 48%
1985 32.6% 48%
1986 32.6% 48%
1987 32.4% 48%
1988 32.1% 48.1%
1989 31.9% 48.1%
1990 31.7% 48.2%
1991 31.6% 48.3%
1992 31.4% 48.4%
1993 31.1% 48.5%
1994 30.8% 48.6%
1995 30.5% 49.1%
1996 30.1% 49.4%
1997 29.6% 49.7%
1998 29% 49.9%
1999 28.3% 50%
2000 27.6% 50.1%
2001 26.9% 50.1%
2002 26.2% 50.1%
2003 25.6% 50.1%
2004 25.1% 50.1%
2005 24.8% 50.1%
2006 24.7% 50%
2007 24.7% 50%
2008 24.9% 49.8%
2009 25.1% 49.7%
2010 25.4% 49.5%
2011 25.7% 49.3%
2012 26.2% 49.1%
2013 26.7% 48.8%
2014 27.2% 48.5%
2015 27.7% 48.1%
2016 28.1% 47.5%
2017 28.5% 46.9%
2018 28.8% 46.3%
2019 29% 45.8%
2020 29.2% 45.2%
2021 29.5% 44.7%
2022 29.6% 44.3%
2023 29.5% 43.9%
2024 29.4% 43.5%
2025 29.1% 43.1%
2026 28.9% 42.7%
2027 28.5% 42.2%
2028 28.2% 41.8%
2029 27.9% 41.3%
2030 27.5% 40.9%
2031 27.1% 40.5%
2032 26.8% 40%
2033 26.5% 39.5%
2034 26.1% 39%
2035 25.8% 38.4%
2036 25.4% 37.8%
2037 25% 37.3%
2038 24.8% 36.7%
2039 24.7% 36.1%
2040 24.6% 35.6%
2041 24.5% 35.1%
2042 24.5% 34.6%
2043 24.6% 34.1%
2044 24.6% 33.6%
2045 24.6% 33.1%
2046 24.7% 32.7%
2047 24.7% 32.3%
2048 24.7% 31.8%
2049 24.7% 31.5%
2050 24.7% 31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.4% of the population in Kazakhstan and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 31.7% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kazakhstan and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Kazakhstan vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.44% in Kazakhstan and +3.17% in Uganda. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Kazakhstan
Uganda

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Kazakhstan Uganda
1960 226,027 225,080
1961 228,686 232,894
1962 228,177 241,513
1963 223,105 250,885
1964 208,899 260,733
1965 194,470 271,830
1966 191,506 282,225
1967 191,536 296,692
1968 186,254 309,725
1969 184,118 320,486
1970 191,775 333,202
1971 202,450 328,294
1972 212,319 335,935
1973 215,940 340,780
1974 217,668 345,773
1975 219,748 354,278
1976 221,992 359,458
1977 224,284 365,216
1978 225,895 371,930
1979 237,442 381,626
1980 238,977 370,287
1981 243,652 380,028
1982 246,983 390,820
1983 260,471 404,940
1984 278,485 421,241
1985 293,834 462,534
1986 295,818 487,693
1987 290,227 527,397
1988 275,278 547,759
1989 254,394 565,367
1990 235,113 587,291
1991 221,581 602,740
1992 204,785 627,139
1993 185,649 650,032
1994 165,631 675,092
1995 140,721 697,218
1996 112,384 699,707
1997 92,778 727,523
1998 85,735 741,175
1999 79,536 775,166
2000 80,699 803,069
2001 84,279 836,751
2002 93,564 868,756
2003 112,137 901,374
2004 132,286 938,623
2005 146,619 969,096
2006 166,480 999,958
2007 188,486 1,029,893
2008 214,169 1,055,935
2009 218,036 1,090,600
2010 230,479 1,121,564
2011 237,883 1,147,263
2012 249,987 1,167,473
2013 259,239 1,184,250
2014 274,406 1,201,599
2015 273,523 1,224,839
2016 277,878 1,249,565
2017 268,066 1,290,658
2018 278,917 1,332,600
2019 278,788 1,367,044
2020 272,458 1,397,288
2021 269,026 1,423,377
2022 277,019 1,455,576
2023 273,013 1,477,166

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Kazakhstan vs Uganda

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kazakhstan, compared to 170 deaths in Uganda.

Kazakhstan
Uganda
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Kazakhstan Uganda
1985 68 842
1986 67 781
1987 66 709
1988 65 655
1989 64 609
1990 64 575
1991 64 549
1992 65 530
1993 67 515
1994 70 507
1995 72 514
1996 72 513
1997 71 522
1998 68 523
1999 63 504
2000 58 475
2001 53 440
2002 48 416
2003 45 395
2004 41 384
2005 38 417
2006 35 409
2007 32 345
2008 28 324
2009 25 322
2010 22 304
2011 19 295
2012 17 285
2013 15 308
2014 14 311
2015 13 299
2016 12 272
2017 12 246
2018 11 232
2019 11 219
2020 18 209
2021 23 216
2022 14 184
2023 10 170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Kazakhstan and 3.88% in Uganda. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Kazakhstan
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
Kazakhstan Uganda
1960 - 22.3%
1961 - 21.9%
1962 - 21.6%
1963 - 21.3%
1964 - 20.9%
1965 - 20.6%
1966 - 20.3%
1967 - 19.9%
1968 - 19.7%
1969 - 19.4%
1970 - 19.3%
1971 8.54% 19.3%
1972 8.33% 19.4%
1973 8.14% 19.6%
1974 7.96% 19.9%
1975 7.8% 20.3%
1976 7.66% 20.7%
1977 7.53% 21.2%
1978 7.39% 21.6%
1979 7.24% 21.8%
1980 7.05% 22%
1981 6.83% 21.9%
1982 6.6% 21.4%
1983 6.38% 20.9%
1984 6.16% 20.3%
1985 5.94% 19.9%
1986 5.73% 19.5%
1987 5.54% 19.2%
1988 5.37% 18.9%
1989 5.23% 18.7%
1990 5.16% 18.3%
1991 5.13% 17.9%
1992 5.16% 17.4%
1993 5.23% 17%
1994 5.28% 16.7%
1995 5.26% 16.5%
1996 5.16% 16.2%
1997 4.99% 16%
1998 4.76% 15.6%
1999 4.51% 15.2%
2000 4.25% 14.6%
2001 3.99% 13.9%
2002 3.76% 13.1%
2003 3.54% 12.3%
2004 3.33% 11.5%
2005 3.12% 10.7%
2006 2.9% 9.97%
2007 2.69% 9.3%
2008 2.47% 8.69%
2009 2.25% 8.14%
2010 2.04% 7.61%
2011 1.83% 7.1%
2012 1.63% 6.67%
2013 1.46% 6.24%
2014 1.3% 5.91%
2015 1.19% 5.58%
2016 1.1% 5.25%
2017 1.05% 4.98%
2018 1.03% 4.74%
2019 1.02% 4.53%
2020 1.01% 4.35%
2021 1% 4.18%
2022 0.98% 4.05%
2023 0.96% 3.88%

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