Fertility & birth rates in Kyrgyzstan and Uganda

Fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan was 2.7 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 Kyrgyzstan vs Uganda population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kyrgyzstan	Uganda
1960	5.31	6.91
1961	5.36	6.93
1962	5.42	6.96
1963	5.48	6.98
1964	5.43	7.01
1965	5.38	7.04
1966	5.32	7.07
1967	5.26	7.1
1968	5.18	7.13
1969	5.18	7.12
1970	5.2	7.15
1971	5.18	7.18
1972	5.14	7.19
1973	5.02	7.19
1974	4.89	7.19
1975	4.76	7.2
1976	4.68	7.19
1977	4.59	7.18
1978	4.53	7.16
1979	4.38	7.14
1980	4.22	7.11
1981	4.19	7.12
1982	4.2	7.11
1983	4.17	7.07
1984	4.2	7.02
1985	4.2	7.04
1986	4.22	7.08
1987	4.16	7.12
1988	4.03	7.1
1989	3.88	7.05
1990	3.63	7.01
1991	3.58	6.94
1992	3.52	6.91
1993	3.2	6.89
1994	2.9	6.9
1995	3.1	6.87
1996	2.8	6.84
1997	2.6	6.86
1998	2.7	6.84
1999	2.6	6.83
2000	2.4	6.79
2001	2.4	6.76
2002	2.4	6.74
2003	2.5	6.67
2004	2.6	6.61
2005	2.5	6.53
2006	2.7	6.43
2007	2.7	6.33
2008	2.8	6.2
2009	2.9	6.12
2010	3.1	6.02
2011	3.1	5.89
2012	3.2	5.73
2013	3.1	5.56
2014	3.2	5.41
2015	3.2	5.25
2016	3.1	5.11
2017	3	4.99
2018	3.3	4.87
2019	3.3	4.74
2020	3.1	4.62
2021	2.89	4.51
2022	2.8	4.39
2023	2.7	4.28
2024	2.68	4.16
2025	2.65	4.06
2026	2.63	3.97
2027	2.6	3.87
2028	2.57	3.79
2029	2.55	3.69
2030	2.53	3.61
2031	2.5	3.53
2032	2.47	3.45
2033	2.45	3.38
2034	2.43	3.31
2035	2.4	3.25
2036	2.38	3.19
2037	2.36	3.14
2038	2.35	3.09
2039	2.33	3.04
2040	2.31	2.99
2041	2.29	2.94
2042	2.28	2.9
2043	2.26	2.86
2044	2.24	2.82
2045	2.23	2.78
2046	2.21	2.74
2047	2.2	2.71
2048	2.18	2.67
2049	2.17	2.64
2050	2.15	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kyrgyzstan	Uganda
1960	38.6%	46.3%
1961	39.4%	46.6%
1962	40.1%	46.8%
1963	40.6%	46.9%
1964	40.9%	46.8%
1965	41.1%	46.7%
1966	41%	46.6%
1967	40.8%	46.6%
1968	40.7%	46.5%
1969	40.5%	46.5%
1970	40.3%	46.5%
1971	40.3%	46.7%
1972	40.2%	46.9%
1973	40.1%	47.1%
1974	39.9%	47.3%
1975	39.6%	47.4%
1976	39.4%	47.5%
1977	39.1%	47.5%
1978	38.8%	47.6%
1979	38.5%	47.7%
1980	38.2%	47.9%
1981	38%	48%
1982	37.8%	48%
1983	37.8%	48.1%
1984	37.7%	48%
1985	37.5%	48%
1986	37.5%	48%
1987	37.4%	48%
1988	37.5%	48.1%
1989	37.5%	48.1%
1990	37.5%	48.2%
1991	37.6%	48.3%
1992	37.6%	48.4%
1993	37.9%	48.5%
1994	38.2%	48.6%
1995	38%	49.1%
1996	37.6%	49.4%
1997	37.1%	49.7%
1998	36.4%	49.9%
1999	35.8%	50%
2000	35.2%	50.1%
2001	34.6%	50.1%
2002	33.9%	50.1%
2003	33.3%	50.1%
2004	32.7%	50.1%
2005	32.2%	50.1%
2006	31.7%	50%
2007	31.2%	50%
2008	30.7%	49.8%
2009	30.3%	49.7%
2010	30.3%	49.5%
2011	30.4%	49.3%
2012	30.8%	49.1%
2013	31.1%	48.8%
2014	31.5%	48.5%
2015	31.8%	48.1%
2016	32.1%	47.5%
2017	32.2%	46.9%
2018	32.3%	46.3%
2019	32.6%	45.8%
2020	32.9%	45.2%
2021	33%	44.7%
2022	32.9%	44.3%
2023	32.7%	43.9%
2024	32.3%	43.5%
2025	31.9%	43.1%
2026	31.4%	42.7%
2027	31%	42.2%
2028	30.5%	41.8%
2029	30%	41.3%
2030	29.5%	40.9%
2031	28.9%	40.5%
2032	28.5%	40%
2033	27.9%	39.5%
2034	27.4%	39%
2035	27%	38.4%
2036	26.6%	37.8%
2037	26.4%	37.3%
2038	26.2%	36.7%
2039	26.1%	36.1%
2040	25.9%	35.6%
2041	25.8%	35.1%
2042	25.7%	34.6%
2043	25.7%	34.1%
2044	25.6%	33.6%
2045	25.5%	33.1%
2046	25.4%	32.7%
2047	25.3%	32.3%
2048	25.2%	31.8%
2049	25.1%	31.5%
2050	24.9%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.3% of the population in Kyrgyzstan and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Kyrgyzstan vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.94% in Kyrgyzstan and +3.17% in Uganda. 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
	Kyrgyzstan	Uganda
1960	54,920	225,080
1961	57,176	232,894
1962	58,827	241,513
1963	60,145	250,885
1964	59,657	260,733
1965	59,163	271,830
1966	59,346	282,225
1967	59,793	296,692
1968	60,670	309,725
1969	63,396	320,486
1970	66,485	333,202
1971	68,902	328,294
1972	70,852	335,935
1973	71,500	340,780
1974	71,925	345,773
1975	72,255	354,278
1976	73,280	359,458
1977	74,296	365,216
1978	76,137	371,930
1979	76,489	381,626
1980	72,092	370,287
1981	77,955	380,028
1982	81,716	390,820
1983	84,139	404,940
1984	89,356	421,241
1985	92,084	462,534
1986	98,263	487,693
1987	101,232	527,397
1988	97,415	547,759
1989	99,934	565,367
1990	97,485	587,291
1991	97,753	602,740
1992	95,275	627,139
1993	81,754	650,032
1994	72,693	675,092
1995	80,264	697,218
1996	73,129	699,707
1997	67,159	727,523
1998	69,151	741,175
1999	71,155	775,166
2000	62,699	803,069
2001	65,275	836,751
2002	65,379	868,756
2003	69,598	901,374
2004	74,529	938,623
2005	72,793	969,096
2006	81,929	999,958
2007	85,348	1,029,893
2008	89,355	1,055,935
2009	99,709	1,090,600
2010	110,435	1,121,564
2011	114,260	1,147,263
2012	119,259	1,167,473
2013	121,898	1,184,250
2014	127,566	1,201,599
2015	130,464	1,224,839
2016	126,594	1,249,565
2017	122,350	1,290,658
2018	141,125	1,332,600
2019	143,007	1,367,044
2020	120,406	1,397,288
2021	113,730	1,423,377
2022	118,579	1,455,576
2023	115,016	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Kyrgyzstan vs Uganda

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kyrgyzstan	Uganda
1985	81	842
1986	76	781
1987	74	709
1988	73	655
1989	71	609
1990	72	575
1991	71	549
1992	74	530
1993	78	515
1994	88	507
1995	92	514
1996	91	513
1997	85	522
1998	79	523
1999	75	504
2000	72	475
2001	72	440
2002	74	416
2003	75	395
2004	74	384
2005	74	417
2006	76	409
2007	75	345
2008	73	324
2009	71	322
2010	71	304
2011	70	295
2012	67	285
2013	64	308
2014	62	311
2015	58	299
2016	53	272
2017	49	246
2018	49	232
2019	47	219
2020	55	209
2021	70	216
2022	44	184
2023	42	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan and 3.88% in Uganda. 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
	Kyrgyzstan	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	-	19.3%
1972	-	19.4%
1973	-	19.6%
1974	-	19.9%
1975	11.5%	20.3%
1976	11.2%	20.7%
1977	10.9%	21.2%
1978	10.6%	21.6%
1979	10.3%	21.8%
1980	9.92%	22%
1981	9.56%	21.9%
1982	9.17%	21.4%
1983	8.75%	20.9%
1984	8.34%	20.3%
1985	7.92%	19.9%
1986	7.54%	19.5%
1987	7.18%	19.2%
1988	6.87%	18.9%
1989	6.64%	18.7%
1990	6.52%	18.3%
1991	6.47%	17.9%
1992	6.47%	17.4%
1993	6.49%	17%
1994	6.48%	16.7%
1995	6.36%	16.5%
1996	6.17%	16.2%
1997	5.92%	16%
1998	5.63%	15.6%
1999	5.35%	15.2%
2000	5.08%	14.6%
2001	4.81%	13.9%
2002	4.57%	13.1%
2003	4.33%	12.3%
2004	4.12%	11.5%
2005	3.93%	10.7%
2006	3.76%	9.97%
2007	3.57%	9.3%
2008	3.37%	8.69%
2009	3.16%	8.14%
2010	2.96%	7.61%
2011	2.77%	7.1%
2012	2.6%	6.67%
2013	2.47%	6.24%
2014	2.35%	5.91%
2015	2.22%	5.58%
2016	2.11%	5.25%
2017	2%	4.98%
2018	1.91%	4.74%
2019	1.84%	4.53%
2020	1.78%	4.35%
2021	1.75%	4.18%
2022	1.72%	4.05%
2023	1.7%	3.88%