Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Uganda

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Montenegro was 1.74 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 Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	Uganda
1960	3.53	6.91
1961	3.49	6.93
1962	3.44	6.96
1963	3.38	6.98
1964	3.28	7.01
1965	3.19	7.04
1966	3.09	7.07
1967	2.91	7.1
1968	2.8	7.13
1969	2.79	7.12
1970	2.69	7.15
1971	2.67	7.18
1972	2.61	7.19
1973	2.51	7.19
1974	2.43	7.19
1975	2.38	7.2
1976	2.35	7.19
1977	2.31	7.18
1978	2.25	7.16
1979	2.2	7.14
1980	2.22	7.11
1981	2.19	7.12
1982	2.19	7.11
1983	2.17	7.07
1984	2.14	7.02
1985	2.13	7.04
1986	2.09	7.08
1987	2.07	7.12
1988	2.01	7.1
1989	1.94	7.05
1990	1.95	7.01
1991	2.02	6.94
1992	2.01	6.91
1993	1.96	6.89
1994	1.94	6.9
1995	1.96	6.87
1996	1.92	6.84
1997	1.89	6.86
1998	1.89	6.84
1999	1.88	6.83
2000	1.9	6.79
2001	1.86	6.76
2002	1.81	6.74
2003	1.8	6.67
2004	1.73	6.61
2005	1.69	6.53
2006	1.73	6.43
2007	1.8	6.33
2008	1.89	6.2
2009	1.98	6.12
2010	1.7	6.02
2011	1.65	5.89
2012	1.72	5.73
2013	1.73	5.56
2014	1.75	5.41
2015	1.7	5.25
2016	1.8	5.11
2017	1.8	4.99
2018	1.8	4.87
2019	1.8	4.74
2020	1.75	4.62
2021	1.75	4.51
2022	1.8	4.39
2023	1.74	4.28
2024	1.74	4.16
2025	1.73	4.06
2026	1.73	3.97
2027	1.73	3.87
2028	1.73	3.79
2029	1.72	3.69
2030	1.72	3.61
2031	1.72	3.53
2032	1.71	3.45
2033	1.71	3.38
2034	1.71	3.31
2035	1.7	3.25
2036	1.7	3.19
2037	1.7	3.14
2038	1.69	3.09
2039	1.69	3.04
2040	1.69	2.99
2041	1.69	2.94
2042	1.68	2.9
2043	1.68	2.86
2044	1.68	2.82
2045	1.68	2.78
2046	1.68	2.74
2047	1.67	2.71
2048	1.67	2.67
2049	1.67	2.64
2050	1.67	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Uganda
1960	36.1%	46.3%
1961	36.3%	46.6%
1962	36.4%	46.8%
1963	36.2%	46.9%
1964	35.9%	46.8%
1965	35.5%	46.7%
1966	35.1%	46.6%
1967	34.5%	46.6%
1968	33.9%	46.5%
1969	33.3%	46.5%
1970	32.6%	46.5%
1971	32%	46.7%
1972	31.4%	46.9%
1973	30.9%	47.1%
1974	30.4%	47.3%
1975	29.9%	47.4%
1976	29.5%	47.5%
1977	29%	47.5%
1978	28.5%	47.6%
1979	28.1%	47.7%
1980	27.8%	47.9%
1981	27.5%	48%
1982	27.1%	48%
1983	26.9%	48.1%
1984	26.6%	48%
1985	26.4%	48%
1986	26.2%	48%
1987	26%	48%
1988	25.9%	48.1%
1989	25.7%	48.1%
1990	25.6%	48.2%
1991	25.4%	48.3%
1992	25.1%	48.4%
1993	24.7%	48.5%
1994	24.4%	48.6%
1995	24%	49.1%
1996	23.6%	49.4%
1997	23.2%	49.7%
1998	22.8%	49.9%
1999	22.4%	50%
2000	21.9%	50.1%
2001	21.5%	50.1%
2002	21.2%	50.1%
2003	20.9%	50.1%
2004	20.6%	50.1%
2005	20.4%	50.1%
2006	20.1%	50%
2007	19.9%	50%
2008	19.6%	49.8%
2009	19.4%	49.7%
2010	19.2%	49.5%
2011	19%	49.3%
2012	18.8%	49.1%
2013	18.7%	48.8%
2014	18.6%	48.5%
2015	18.6%	48.1%
2016	18.6%	47.5%
2017	18.5%	46.9%
2018	18.4%	46.3%
2019	18.4%	45.8%
2020	18.4%	45.2%
2021	18.5%	44.7%
2022	18.5%	44.3%
2023	18.3%	43.9%
2024	18.1%	43.5%
2025	17.9%	43.1%
2026	17.7%	42.7%
2027	17.5%	42.2%
2028	17.2%	41.8%
2029	17%	41.3%
2030	16.8%	40.9%
2031	16.6%	40.5%
2032	16.3%	40%
2033	16.2%	39.5%
2034	16%	39%
2035	15.8%	38.4%
2036	15.7%	37.8%
2037	15.5%	37.3%
2038	15.4%	36.7%
2039	15.3%	36.1%
2040	15.2%	35.6%
2041	15.1%	35.1%
2042	15.1%	34.6%
2043	15%	34.1%
2044	15%	33.6%
2045	15%	33.1%
2046	14.9%	32.7%
2047	14.9%	32.3%
2048	14.9%	31.8%
2049	14.9%	31.5%
2050	14.8%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	Uganda
1960	9,144	225,080
1961	9,278	232,894
1962	9,402	241,513
1963	9,449	250,885
1964	9,227	260,733
1965	9,010	271,830
1966	8,661	282,225
1967	7,961	296,692
1968	7,497	309,725
1969	7,449	320,486
1970	7,069	333,202
1971	7,168	328,294
1972	7,252	335,935
1973	7,096	340,780
1974	6,919	345,773
1975	6,878	354,278
1976	6,845	359,458
1977	6,650	365,216
1978	6,408	371,930
1979	6,139	381,626
1980	6,383	370,287
1981	6,275	380,028
1982	6,419	390,820
1983	6,482	404,940
1984	6,337	421,241
1985	6,283	462,534
1986	6,097	487,693
1987	5,958	527,397
1988	5,529	547,759
1989	5,129	565,367
1990	5,010	587,291
1991	5,191	602,740
1992	5,015	627,139
1993	4,638	650,032
1994	4,381	675,092
1995	4,527	697,218
1996	4,155	699,707
1997	3,597	727,523
1998	3,889	741,175
1999	3,454	775,166
2000	3,751	803,069
2001	3,462	836,751
2002	2,988	868,756
2003	2,632	901,374
2004	2,146	938,623
2005	1,536	969,096
2006	1,599	999,958
2007	1,848	1,029,893
2008	2,530	1,055,935
2009	2,783	1,090,600
2010	1,797	1,121,564
2011	1,365	1,147,263
2012	1,554	1,167,473
2013	1,557	1,184,250
2014	1,560	1,201,599
2015	1,062	1,224,839
2016	1,125	1,249,565
2017	939	1,290,658
2018	752	1,332,600
2019	627	1,367,044
2020	-188	1,397,288
2021	-2,062	1,423,377
2022	0	1,455,576
2023	686	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Uganda

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Montenegro, compared to 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Uganda
1985	11	842
1986	11	781
1987	10	709
1988	10	655
1989	10	609
1990	10	575
1991	11	549
1992	11	530
1993	11	515
1994	11	507
1995	11	514
1996	12	513
1997	12	522
1998	12	523
1999	12	504
2000	11	475
2001	11	440
2002	10	416
2003	10	395
2004	9	384
2005	8	417
2006	8	409
2007	8	345
2008	8	324
2009	8	322
2010	7	304
2011	7	295
2012	7	285
2013	7	308
2014	7	311
2015	7	299
2016	6	272
2017	7	246
2018	7	232
2019	6	219
2020	15	209
2021	15	216
2022	13	184
2023	6	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	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	-	20.3%
1976	-	20.7%
1977	-	21.2%
1978	-	21.6%
1979	-	21.8%
1980	-	22%
1981	-	21.9%
1982	-	21.4%
1983	-	20.9%
1984	2.72%	20.3%
1985	2.48%	19.9%
1986	2.25%	19.5%
1987	2.05%	19.2%
1988	1.89%	18.9%
1989	1.75%	18.7%
1990	1.65%	18.3%
1991	1.58%	17.9%
1992	1.54%	17.4%
1993	1.52%	17%
1994	1.51%	16.7%
1995	1.51%	16.5%
1996	1.51%	16.2%
1997	1.51%	16%
1998	1.49%	15.6%
1999	1.46%	15.2%
2000	1.42%	14.6%
2001	1.37%	13.9%
2002	1.3%	13.1%
2003	1.22%	12.3%
2004	1.14%	11.5%
2005	1.06%	10.7%
2006	0.97%	9.97%
2007	0.89%	9.3%
2008	0.8%	8.69%
2009	0.73%	8.14%
2010	0.66%	7.61%
2011	0.59%	7.1%
2012	0.54%	6.67%
2013	0.49%	6.24%
2014	0.45%	5.91%
2015	0.41%	5.58%
2016	0.38%	5.25%
2017	0.36%	4.98%
2018	0.33%	4.74%
2019	0.32%	4.53%
2020	0.3%	4.35%
2021	0.28%	4.18%
2022	0.27%	4.05%
2023	0.26%	3.88%