Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Uganda

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Luxembourg was 1.25 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 Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Uganda
1960	2.29	6.91
1961	-	6.93
1962	2.37	6.96
1963	-	6.98
1964	2.34	7.01
1965	2.42	7.04
1966	2.34	7.07
1967	2.24	7.1
1968	2.12	7.13
1969	2.02	7.12
1970	1.97	7.15
1971	1.95	7.18
1972	1.75	7.19
1973	1.58	7.19
1974	1.58	7.19
1975	1.55	7.2
1976	1.48	7.19
1977	1.5	7.18
1978	1.48	7.16
1979	1.48	7.14
1980	1.5	7.11
1981	1.55	7.12
1982	1.49	7.11
1983	1.43	7.07
1984	1.42	7.02
1985	1.38	7.04
1986	1.43	7.08
1987	1.4	7.12
1988	1.51	7.1
1989	1.52	7.05
1990	1.6	7.01
1991	1.6	6.94
1992	1.64	6.91
1993	1.7	6.89
1994	1.72	6.9
1995	1.7	6.87
1996	1.77	6.84
1997	1.71	6.86
1998	1.68	6.84
1999	1.74	6.83
2000	1.76	6.79
2001	1.66	6.76
2002	1.63	6.74
2003	1.62	6.67
2004	1.66	6.61
2005	1.63	6.53
2006	1.65	6.43
2007	1.61	6.33
2008	1.61	6.2
2009	1.59	6.12
2010	1.63	6.02
2011	1.52	5.89
2012	1.57	5.73
2013	1.55	5.56
2014	1.5	5.41
2015	1.47	5.25
2016	1.41	5.11
2017	1.39	4.99
2018	1.38	4.87
2019	1.34	4.74
2020	1.36	4.62
2021	1.38	4.51
2022	1.31	4.39
2023	1.25	4.28
2024	1.25	4.16
2025	1.26	4.06
2026	1.26	3.97
2027	1.27	3.87
2028	1.27	3.79
2029	1.28	3.69
2030	1.28	3.61
2031	1.29	3.53
2032	1.29	3.45
2033	1.29	3.38
2034	1.29	3.31
2035	1.3	3.25
2036	1.3	3.19
2037	1.3	3.14
2038	1.3	3.09
2039	1.3	3.04
2040	1.31	2.99
2041	1.31	2.94
2042	1.31	2.9
2043	1.31	2.86
2044	1.32	2.82
2045	1.32	2.78
2046	1.32	2.74
2047	1.32	2.71
2048	1.32	2.67
2049	1.33	2.64
2050	1.33	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	Uganda
1960	21.2%	46.3%
1961	21.5%	46.6%
1962	21.7%	46.8%
1963	21.9%	46.9%
1964	22.1%	46.8%
1965	22.3%	46.7%
1966	22.5%	46.6%
1967	22.6%	46.6%
1968	22.5%	46.5%
1969	22.4%	46.5%
1970	22.2%	46.5%
1971	22%	46.7%
1972	21.6%	46.9%
1973	21.2%	47.1%
1974	20.9%	47.3%
1975	20.5%	47.4%
1976	20.2%	47.5%
1977	19.9%	47.5%
1978	19.5%	47.6%
1979	19.2%	47.7%
1980	18.8%	47.9%
1981	18.4%	48%
1982	18.1%	48%
1983	17.8%	48.1%
1984	17.5%	48%
1985	17.2%	48%
1986	17%	48%
1987	16.9%	48%
1988	17%	48.1%
1989	17.2%	48.1%
1990	17.4%	48.2%
1991	17.6%	48.3%
1992	17.8%	48.4%
1993	18%	48.5%
1994	18.3%	48.6%
1995	18.4%	49.1%
1996	18.6%	49.4%
1997	18.7%	49.7%
1998	18.8%	49.9%
1999	18.9%	50%
2000	18.9%	50.1%
2001	18.9%	50.1%
2002	18.9%	50.1%
2003	18.8%	50.1%
2004	18.7%	50.1%
2005	18.5%	50.1%
2006	18.4%	50%
2007	18.2%	50%
2008	18%	49.8%
2009	17.8%	49.7%
2010	17.7%	49.5%
2011	17.4%	49.3%
2012	17.1%	49.1%
2013	16.9%	48.8%
2014	16.7%	48.5%
2015	16.6%	48.1%
2016	16.4%	47.5%
2017	16.2%	46.9%
2018	16.1%	46.3%
2019	16%	45.8%
2020	16%	45.2%
2021	15.9%	44.7%
2022	15.9%	44.3%
2023	15.8%	43.9%
2024	15.8%	43.5%
2025	15.7%	43.1%
2026	15.7%	42.7%
2027	15.7%	42.2%
2028	15.6%	41.8%
2029	15.5%	41.3%
2030	15.4%	40.9%
2031	15.3%	40.5%
2032	15.2%	40%
2033	15.1%	39.5%
2034	15%	39%
2035	14.9%	38.4%
2036	14.7%	37.8%
2037	14.6%	37.3%
2038	14.5%	36.7%
2039	14.3%	36.1%
2040	14.2%	35.6%
2041	14%	35.1%
2042	13.9%	34.6%
2043	13.8%	34.1%
2044	13.7%	33.6%
2045	13.6%	33.1%
2046	13.5%	32.7%
2047	13.5%	32.3%
2048	13.5%	31.8%
2049	13.5%	31.5%
2050	13.5%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Uganda
1960	1,319	225,080
1961	1,489	232,894
1962	1,091	241,513
1963	1,199	250,885
1964	1,377	260,733
1965	1,260	271,830
1966	1,168	282,225
1967	837	296,692
1968	604	309,725
1969	303	320,486
1970	272	333,202
1971	69	328,294
1972	-35	335,935
1973	-421	340,780
1974	-390	345,773
1975	-395	354,278
1976	-578	359,458
1977	-36	365,216
1978	-145	371,930
1979	72	381,626
1980	37	370,287
1981	329	380,028
1982	183	390,820
1983	37	404,940
1984	146	421,241
1985	74	462,534
1986	331	487,693
1987	222	527,397
1988	747	547,759
1989	679	565,367
1990	1,145	587,291
1991	1,239	602,740
1992	1,098	627,139
1993	1,470	650,032
1994	1,652	675,092
1995	1,634	697,218
1996	1,781	699,707
1997	1,552	727,523
1998	1,486	741,175
1999	1,808	775,166
2000	1,963	803,069
2001	1,766	836,751
2002	1,607	868,756
2003	1,220	901,374
2004	1,878	938,623
2005	1,721	969,096
2006	1,748	999,958
2007	1,584	1,029,893
2008	2,003	1,055,935
2009	1,991	1,090,600
2010	2,129	1,121,564
2011	1,814	1,147,263
2012	2,124	1,167,473
2013	2,336	1,184,250
2014	2,225	1,201,599
2015	2,107	1,224,839
2016	2,095	1,249,565
2017	1,968	1,290,658
2018	1,945	1,332,600
2019	1,922	1,367,044
2020	1,828	1,397,288
2021	2,240	1,423,377
2022	2,024	1,455,576
2023	1,933	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Uganda

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Luxembourg, compared to 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Uganda
1985	24	842
1986	24	781
1987	23	709
1988	24	655
1989	21	609
1990	24	575
1991	25	549
1992	26	530
1993	20	515
1994	20	507
1995	22	514
1996	23	513
1997	22	522
1998	18	523
1999	21	504
2000	18	475
2001	19	440
2002	17	416
2003	15	395
2004	17	384
2005	17	417
2006	16	409
2007	14	345
2008	13	324
2009	15	322
2010	17	304
2011	13	295
2012	13	285
2013	15	308
2014	13	311
2015	13	299
2016	13	272
2017	15	246
2018	9	232
2019	12	219
2020	6	209
2021	6	216
2022	6	184
2023	11	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Uganda
1960	3.72%	22.3%
1961	3.54%	21.9%
1962	3.36%	21.6%
1963	3.2%	21.3%
1964	3.04%	20.9%
1965	2.89%	20.6%
1966	2.75%	20.3%
1967	2.61%	19.9%
1968	2.48%	19.7%
1969	2.36%	19.4%
1970	2.24%	19.3%
1971	2.11%	19.3%
1972	1.99%	19.4%
1973	1.88%	19.6%
1974	1.77%	19.9%
1975	1.67%	20.3%
1976	1.58%	20.7%
1977	1.51%	21.2%
1978	1.44%	21.6%
1979	1.39%	21.8%
1980	1.34%	22%
1981	1.29%	21.9%
1982	1.25%	21.4%
1983	1.21%	20.9%
1984	1.16%	20.3%
1985	1.12%	19.9%
1986	1.07%	19.5%
1987	1.02%	19.2%
1988	0.97%	18.9%
1989	0.93%	18.7%
1990	0.88%	18.3%
1991	0.83%	17.9%
1992	0.78%	17.4%
1993	0.73%	17%
1994	0.68%	16.7%
1995	0.64%	16.5%
1996	0.6%	16.2%
1997	0.56%	16%
1998	0.53%	15.6%
1999	0.5%	15.2%
2000	0.47%	14.6%
2001	0.44%	13.9%
2002	0.42%	13.1%
2003	0.39%	12.3%
2004	0.37%	11.5%
2005	0.35%	10.7%
2006	0.33%	9.97%
2007	0.31%	9.3%
2008	0.3%	8.69%
2009	0.29%	8.14%
2010	0.28%	7.61%
2011	0.27%	7.1%
2012	0.27%	6.67%
2013	0.26%	6.24%
2014	0.26%	5.91%
2015	0.26%	5.58%
2016	0.25%	5.25%
2017	0.25%	4.98%
2018	0.25%	4.74%
2019	0.25%	4.53%
2020	0.25%	4.35%
2021	0.24%	4.18%
2022	0.24%	4.05%
2023	0.23%	3.88%