Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Uganda

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in New Zealand was 1.56 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 New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Uganda
1960	4.24	6.91
1961	4.31	6.93
1962	4.19	6.96
1963	4.05	6.98
1964	3.8	7.01
1965	3.54	7.04
1966	3.41	7.07
1967	3.35	7.1
1968	3.34	7.13
1969	3.28	7.12
1970	3.17	7.15
1971	3.18	7.18
1972	3	7.19
1973	2.76	7.19
1974	2.58	7.19
1975	2.37	7.2
1976	2.27	7.19
1977	2.21	7.18
1978	2.07	7.16
1979	2.12	7.14
1980	2.03	7.11
1981	2.01	7.12
1982	1.95	7.11
1983	1.92	7.07
1984	1.93	7.02
1985	1.93	7.04
1986	1.96	7.08
1987	2.03	7.12
1988	2.1	7.1
1989	2.12	7.05
1990	2.18	7.01
1991	2.09	6.94
1992	2.06	6.91
1993	2.04	6.89
1994	1.98	6.9
1995	1.98	6.87
1996	1.96	6.84
1997	1.96	6.86
1998	1.89	6.84
1999	1.97	6.83
2000	1.98	6.79
2001	1.97	6.76
2002	1.89	6.74
2003	1.93	6.67
2004	1.98	6.61
2005	1.97	6.53
2006	2.01	6.43
2007	2.18	6.33
2008	2.19	6.2
2009	2.13	6.12
2010	2.17	6.02
2011	2.09	5.89
2012	2.1	5.73
2013	2.01	5.56
2014	1.92	5.41
2015	1.99	5.25
2016	1.87	5.11
2017	1.81	4.99
2018	1.71	4.87
2019	1.72	4.74
2020	1.61	4.62
2021	1.64	4.51
2022	1.66	4.39
2023	1.56	4.28
2024	1.55	4.16
2025	1.54	4.06
2026	1.53	3.97
2027	1.53	3.87
2028	1.52	3.79
2029	1.52	3.69
2030	1.52	3.61
2031	1.52	3.53
2032	1.52	3.45
2033	1.51	3.38
2034	1.51	3.31
2035	1.51	3.25
2036	1.51	3.19
2037	1.51	3.14
2038	1.51	3.09
2039	1.51	3.04
2040	1.51	2.99
2041	1.51	2.94
2042	1.51	2.9
2043	1.51	2.86
2044	1.51	2.82
2045	1.51	2.78
2046	1.51	2.74
2047	1.51	2.71
2048	1.51	2.67
2049	1.51	2.64
2050	1.51	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Uganda
1960	32.8%	46.3%
1961	33%	46.6%
1962	33%	46.8%
1963	32.9%	46.9%
1964	32.9%	46.8%
1965	32.7%	46.7%
1966	32.6%	46.6%
1967	32.5%	46.6%
1968	32.3%	46.5%
1969	32.2%	46.5%
1970	31.9%	46.5%
1971	31.7%	46.7%
1972	31.4%	46.9%
1973	31%	47.1%
1974	30.5%	47.3%
1975	30.1%	47.4%
1976	29.6%	47.5%
1977	29%	47.5%
1978	28.4%	47.6%
1979	27.8%	47.7%
1980	27.2%	47.9%
1981	26.7%	48%
1982	26.2%	48%
1983	25.6%	48.1%
1984	25.1%	48%
1985	24.6%	48%
1986	24.2%	48%
1987	23.8%	48%
1988	23.5%	48.1%
1989	23.3%	48.1%
1990	23.3%	48.2%
1991	23.2%	48.3%
1992	23.1%	48.4%
1993	23.1%	48.5%
1994	23.1%	48.6%
1995	23.1%	49.1%
1996	23%	49.4%
1997	23%	49.7%
1998	23%	49.9%
1999	22.9%	50%
2000	22.8%	50.1%
2001	22.6%	50.1%
2002	22.4%	50.1%
2003	22.1%	50.1%
2004	21.8%	50.1%
2005	21.5%	50.1%
2006	21.3%	50%
2007	21.1%	50%
2008	21%	49.8%
2009	20.9%	49.7%
2010	20.9%	49.5%
2011	20.8%	49.3%
2012	20.6%	49.1%
2013	20.4%	48.8%
2014	20.2%	48.5%
2015	19.9%	48.1%
2016	19.6%	47.5%
2017	19.5%	46.9%
2018	19.3%	46.3%
2019	19.2%	45.8%
2020	19%	45.2%
2021	18.9%	44.7%
2022	18.6%	44.3%
2023	18.4%	43.9%
2024	18.1%	43.5%
2025	17.9%	43.1%
2026	17.6%	42.7%
2027	17.4%	42.2%
2028	17.2%	41.8%
2029	17%	41.3%
2030	16.8%	40.9%
2031	16.6%	40.5%
2032	16.4%	40%
2033	16.3%	39.5%
2034	16.1%	39%
2035	16%	38.4%
2036	15.9%	37.8%
2037	15.8%	37.3%
2038	15.7%	36.7%
2039	15.6%	36.1%
2040	15.5%	35.6%
2041	15.4%	35.1%
2042	15.4%	34.6%
2043	15.4%	34.1%
2044	15.3%	33.6%
2045	15.3%	33.1%
2046	15.3%	32.7%
2047	15.3%	32.3%
2048	15.3%	31.8%
2049	15.2%	31.5%
2050	15.2%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Uganda
1960	41,791	225,080
1961	43,482	232,894
1962	42,865	241,513
1963	42,027	250,885
1964	39,375	260,733
1965	36,982	271,830
1966	36,151	282,225
1967	37,974	296,692
1968	37,594	309,725
1969	38,098	320,486
1970	37,101	333,202
1971	40,000	328,294
1972	38,244	335,935
1973	35,239	340,780
1974	33,896	345,773
1975	31,355	354,278
1976	29,456	359,458
1977	28,020	365,216
1978	26,156	371,930
1979	26,675	381,626
1980	23,658	370,287
1981	25,374	380,028
1982	24,207	390,820
1983	24,315	404,940
1984	26,043	421,241
1985	24,126	462,534
1986	25,549	487,693
1987	27,603	527,397
1988	29,846	547,759
1989	30,749	565,367
1990	33,298	587,291
1991	33,518	602,740
1992	32,067	627,139
1993	31,685	650,032
1994	30,372	675,092
1995	29,828	697,218
1996	28,997	699,707
1997	30,137	727,523
1998	29,146	741,175
1999	28,916	775,166
2000	29,897	803,069
2001	27,939	836,751
2002	25,941	868,756
2003	28,150	901,374
2004	29,634	938,623
2005	30,674	969,096
2006	30,924	999,958
2007	35,480	1,029,893
2008	35,143	1,055,935
2009	33,560	1,090,600
2010	35,458	1,121,564
2011	31,302	1,147,263
2012	31,077	1,167,473
2013	29,096	1,184,250
2014	26,196	1,201,599
2015	29,408	1,224,839
2016	28,237	1,249,565
2017	26,282	1,290,658
2018	24,797	1,332,600
2019	25,344	1,367,044
2020	24,993	1,397,288
2021	23,767	1,423,377
2022	20,264	1,455,576
2023	19,039	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Uganda

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in New Zealand, compared to 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Uganda
1985	19	842
1986	18	781
1987	19	709
1988	19	655
1989	18	609
1990	18	575
1991	16	549
1992	15	530
1993	14	515
1994	13	507
1995	14	514
1996	14	513
1997	13	522
1998	12	523
1999	12	504
2000	11	475
2001	10	440
2002	11	416
2003	11	395
2004	11	384
2005	11	417
2006	10	409
2007	10	345
2008	10	324
2009	10	322
2010	10	304
2011	10	295
2012	9	285
2013	8	308
2014	7	311
2015	8	299
2016	8	272
2017	8	246
2018	7	232
2019	8	219
2020	8	209
2021	8	216
2022	23	184
2023	7	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Uganda
1960	2.78%	22.3%
1961	2.68%	21.9%
1962	2.58%	21.6%
1963	2.48%	21.3%
1964	2.39%	20.9%
1965	2.31%	20.6%
1966	2.25%	20.3%
1967	2.2%	19.9%
1968	2.16%	19.7%
1969	2.12%	19.4%
1970	2.08%	19.3%
1971	2.03%	19.3%
1972	1.98%	19.4%
1973	1.94%	19.6%
1974	1.88%	19.9%
1975	1.83%	20.3%
1976	1.77%	20.7%
1977	1.71%	21.2%
1978	1.66%	21.6%
1979	1.61%	21.8%
1980	1.56%	22%
1981	1.52%	21.9%
1982	1.48%	21.4%
1983	1.45%	20.9%
1984	1.41%	20.3%
1985	1.38%	19.9%
1986	1.34%	19.5%
1987	1.29%	19.2%
1988	1.24%	18.9%
1989	1.18%	18.7%
1990	1.12%	18.3%
1991	1.06%	17.9%
1992	1%	17.4%
1993	0.95%	17%
1994	0.91%	16.7%
1995	0.87%	16.5%
1996	0.84%	16.2%
1997	0.81%	16%
1998	0.78%	15.6%
1999	0.76%	15.2%
2000	0.74%	14.6%
2001	0.72%	13.9%
2002	0.7%	13.1%
2003	0.69%	12.3%
2004	0.67%	11.5%
2005	0.66%	10.7%
2006	0.65%	9.97%
2007	0.65%	9.3%
2008	0.64%	8.69%
2009	0.63%	8.14%
2010	0.62%	7.61%
2011	0.61%	7.1%
2012	0.6%	6.67%
2013	0.59%	6.24%
2014	0.57%	5.91%
2015	0.56%	5.58%
2016	0.55%	5.25%
2017	0.53%	4.98%
2018	0.52%	4.74%
2019	0.51%	4.53%
2020	0.5%	4.35%
2021	0.49%	4.18%
2022	0.48%	4.05%
2023	0.47%	3.88%