Fertility & birth rates in Portugal and Uganda

Fertility rate in Portugal vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Portugal was 1.44 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 Portugal 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
	Portugal	Uganda
1960	3.16	6.91
1961	3.21	6.93
1962	3.23	6.96
1963	3.12	6.98
1964	3.21	7.01
1965	3.15	7.04
1966	3.16	7.07
1967	3.16	7.1
1968	3.12	7.13
1969	3.12	7.12
1970	3.01	7.15
1971	3	7.18
1972	2.86	7.19
1973	2.77	7.19
1974	2.7	7.19
1975	2.75	7.2
1976	2.82	7.19
1977	2.69	7.18
1978	2.45	7.16
1979	2.31	7.14
1980	2.25	7.11
1981	2.13	7.12
1982	2.07	7.11
1983	1.95	7.07
1984	1.9	7.02
1985	1.72	7.04
1986	1.66	7.08
1987	1.62	7.12
1988	1.61	7.1
1989	1.57	7.05
1990	1.56	7.01
1991	1.56	6.94
1992	1.54	6.91
1993	1.52	6.89
1994	1.45	6.9
1995	1.41	6.87
1996	1.44	6.84
1997	1.47	6.86
1998	1.47	6.84
1999	1.5	6.83
2000	1.55	6.79
2001	1.45	6.76
2002	1.46	6.74
2003	1.44	6.67
2004	1.4	6.61
2005	1.41	6.53
2006	1.37	6.43
2007	1.35	6.33
2008	1.39	6.2
2009	1.34	6.12
2010	1.39	6.02
2011	1.35	5.89
2012	1.28	5.73
2013	1.21	5.56
2014	1.24	5.41
2015	1.31	5.25
2016	1.37	5.11
2017	1.38	4.99
2018	1.42	4.87
2019	1.44	4.74
2020	1.42	4.62
2021	1.35	4.51
2022	1.43	4.39
2023	1.44	4.28
2024	1.45	4.16
2025	1.45	4.06
2026	1.45	3.97
2027	1.46	3.87
2028	1.46	3.79
2029	1.46	3.69
2030	1.46	3.61
2031	1.47	3.53
2032	1.47	3.45
2033	1.47	3.38
2034	1.48	3.31
2035	1.48	3.25
2036	1.48	3.19
2037	1.48	3.14
2038	1.49	3.09
2039	1.49	3.04
2040	1.49	2.99
2041	1.49	2.94
2042	1.49	2.9
2043	1.49	2.86
2044	1.5	2.82
2045	1.5	2.78
2046	1.5	2.74
2047	1.5	2.71
2048	1.5	2.67
2049	1.5	2.64
2050	1.5	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Portugal	Uganda
1960	29.3%	46.3%
1961	29.1%	46.6%
1962	29.1%	46.8%
1963	29.1%	46.9%
1964	29.1%	46.8%
1965	29.1%	46.7%
1966	29.2%	46.6%
1967	29.2%	46.6%
1968	29.2%	46.5%
1969	29.1%	46.5%
1970	28.7%	46.5%
1971	28.4%	46.7%
1972	28.2%	46.9%
1973	27.9%	47.1%
1974	27.7%	47.3%
1975	27.4%	47.4%
1976	27.2%	47.5%
1977	27.1%	47.5%
1978	26.8%	47.6%
1979	26.4%	47.7%
1980	25.9%	47.9%
1981	25.4%	48%
1982	25%	48%
1983	24.5%	48.1%
1984	24.1%	48%
1985	23.7%	48%
1986	23.1%	48%
1987	22.5%	48%
1988	21.9%	48.1%
1989	21.2%	48.1%
1990	20.5%	48.2%
1991	19.7%	48.3%
1992	19.1%	48.4%
1993	18.6%	48.5%
1994	18.2%	48.6%
1995	17.8%	49.1%
1996	17.4%	49.4%
1997	17.1%	49.7%
1998	16.8%	49.9%
1999	16.6%	50%
2000	16.4%	50.1%
2001	16.2%	50.1%
2002	16.1%	50.1%
2003	16.1%	50.1%
2004	16%	50.1%
2005	15.9%	50.1%
2006	15.8%	50%
2007	15.6%	50%
2008	15.5%	49.8%
2009	15.4%	49.7%
2010	15.2%	49.5%
2011	15%	49.3%
2012	14.9%	49.1%
2013	14.8%	48.8%
2014	14.6%	48.5%
2015	14.3%	48.1%
2016	14.1%	47.5%
2017	13.9%	46.9%
2018	13.7%	46.3%
2019	13.5%	45.8%
2020	13.3%	45.2%
2021	13.1%	44.7%
2022	13%	44.3%
2023	12.9%	43.9%
2024	12.8%	43.5%
2025	12.7%	43.1%
2026	12.6%	42.7%
2027	12.6%	42.2%
2028	12.6%	41.8%
2029	12.6%	41.3%
2030	12.7%	40.9%
2031	12.7%	40.5%
2032	12.7%	40%
2033	12.7%	39.5%
2034	12.7%	39%
2035	12.8%	38.4%
2036	12.9%	37.8%
2037	12.9%	37.3%
2038	13%	36.7%
2039	13%	36.1%
2040	13.1%	35.6%
2041	13.1%	35.1%
2042	13.2%	34.6%
2043	13.2%	34.1%
2044	13.3%	33.6%
2045	13.3%	33.1%
2046	13.4%	32.7%
2047	13.4%	32.3%
2048	13.4%	31.8%
2049	13.5%	31.5%
2050	13.5%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.8% of the population in Portugal and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 20.5% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Portugal and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Portugal vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.29% in Portugal 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
	Portugal	Uganda
1960	118,693	225,080
1961	117,867	232,894
1962	123,217	241,513
1963	113,783	250,885
1964	120,170	260,733
1965	115,182	271,830
1966	107,171	282,225
1967	106,495	296,692
1968	100,737	309,725
1969	89,329	320,486
1970	87,672	333,202
1971	82,980	328,294
1972	83,715	335,935
1973	76,835	340,780
1974	74,412	345,773
1975	81,841	354,278
1976	85,138	359,458
1977	84,156	365,216
1978	70,731	371,930
1979	67,628	381,626
1980	63,481	370,287
1981	56,152	380,028
1982	58,479	390,820
1983	47,798	404,940
1984	45,983	421,241
1985	33,077	462,534
1986	31,102	487,693
1987	28,084	527,397
1988	24,047	547,759
1989	22,011	565,367
1990	13,976	587,291
1991	12,948	602,740
1992	13,933	627,139
1993	7,972	650,032
1994	9,991	675,092
1995	4,011	697,218
1996	4,026	699,707
1997	8,087	727,523
1998	7,112	741,175
1999	8,175	775,166
2000	15,435	803,069
2001	8,290	836,751
2002	8,335	868,756
2003	4,184	901,374
2004	7,339	938,623
2005	2,101	969,096
2006	3,156	999,958
2007	-1,055	1,029,893
2008	0	1,055,935
2009	-5,284	1,090,600
2010	-4,230	1,121,564
2011	-5,279	1,147,263
2012	-17,875	1,167,473
2013	-24,052	1,184,250
2014	-22,882	1,201,599
2015	-23,823	1,224,839
2016	-23,749	1,249,565
2017	-23,691	1,290,658
2018	-25,709	1,332,600
2019	-24,687	1,367,044
2020	-39,129	1,397,288
2021	-45,592	1,423,377
2022	-40,694	1,455,576
2023	-32,792	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Portugal vs Uganda

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Portugal, compared to 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Portugal	Uganda
1985	20	842
1986	19	781
1987	19	709
1988	18	655
1989	18	609
1990	17	575
1991	17	549
1992	16	530
1993	15	515
1994	13	507
1995	12	514
1996	12	513
1997	12	522
1998	11	523
1999	10	504
2000	9	475
2001	9	440
2002	9	416
2003	8	395
2004	8	384
2005	8	417
2006	8	409
2007	8	345
2008	9	324
2009	9	322
2010	10	304
2011	10	295
2012	10	285
2013	10	308
2014	11	311
2015	11	299
2016	12	272
2017	13	246
2018	14	232
2019	15	219
2020	14	209
2021	19	216
2022	16	184
2023	15	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.32% in Portugal 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
	Portugal	Uganda
1960	11.4%	22.3%
1961	11%	21.9%
1962	10.4%	21.6%
1963	9.76%	21.3%
1964	9.1%	20.9%
1965	8.53%	20.6%
1966	8.09%	20.3%
1967	7.76%	19.9%
1968	7.51%	19.7%
1969	7.22%	19.4%
1970	6.81%	19.3%
1971	6.3%	19.3%
1972	5.78%	19.4%
1973	5.27%	19.6%
1974	4.79%	19.9%
1975	4.35%	20.3%
1976	3.94%	20.7%
1977	3.57%	21.2%
1978	3.24%	21.6%
1979	2.97%	21.8%
1980	2.75%	22%
1981	2.58%	21.9%
1982	2.43%	21.4%
1983	2.29%	20.9%
1984	2.16%	20.3%
1985	2.04%	19.9%
1986	1.93%	19.5%
1987	1.82%	19.2%
1988	1.7%	18.9%
1989	1.59%	18.7%
1990	1.47%	18.3%
1991	1.36%	17.9%
1992	1.25%	17.4%
1993	1.14%	17%
1994	1.05%	16.7%
1995	0.98%	16.5%
1996	0.92%	16.2%
1997	0.86%	16%
1998	0.82%	15.6%
1999	0.77%	15.2%
2000	0.72%	14.6%
2001	0.66%	13.9%
2002	0.61%	13.1%
2003	0.55%	12.3%
2004	0.5%	11.5%
2005	0.47%	10.7%
2006	0.44%	9.97%
2007	0.42%	9.3%
2008	0.4%	8.69%
2009	0.39%	8.14%
2010	0.38%	7.61%
2011	0.37%	7.1%
2012	0.37%	6.67%
2013	0.36%	6.24%
2014	0.36%	5.91%
2015	0.36%	5.58%
2016	0.36%	5.25%
2017	0.36%	4.98%
2018	0.35%	4.74%
2019	0.35%	4.53%
2020	0.34%	4.35%
2021	0.33%	4.18%
2022	0.32%	4.05%
2023	0.32%	3.88%