Fertility & birth rates in Thailand and Uganda

Fertility rate in Thailand vs Uganda chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Thailand was 1.21 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 Thailand 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
	Thailand	Uganda
1960	6.33	6.91
1961	6.32	6.93
1962	6.33	6.96
1963	6.34	6.98
1964	6.31	7.01
1965	6.26	7.04
1966	6.18	7.07
1967	6.08	7.1
1968	5.93	7.13
1969	5.7	7.12
1970	5.45	7.15
1971	5.25	7.18
1972	5.08	7.19
1973	4.85	7.19
1974	4.6	7.19
1975	4.36	7.2
1976	4.12	7.19
1977	3.87	7.18
1978	3.62	7.16
1979	3.45	7.14
1980	3.29	7.11
1981	3.13	7.12
1982	2.94	7.11
1983	2.76	7.07
1984	2.58	7.02
1985	2.45	7.04
1986	2.36	7.08
1987	2.26	7.12
1988	2.17	7.1
1989	2.14	7.05
1990	2.07	7.01
1991	2.04	6.94
1992	2.01	6.91
1993	1.97	6.89
1994	1.93	6.9
1995	1.89	6.87
1996	1.87	6.84
1997	1.85	6.86
1998	1.82	6.84
1999	1.77	6.83
2000	1.73	6.79
2001	1.71	6.76
2002	1.69	6.74
2003	1.67	6.67
2004	1.67	6.61
2005	1.64	6.53
2006	1.63	6.43
2007	1.62	6.33
2008	1.59	6.2
2009	1.57	6.12
2010	1.56	6.02
2011	1.57	5.89
2012	1.56	5.73
2013	1.53	5.56
2014	1.48	5.41
2015	1.45	5.25
2016	1.4	5.11
2017	1.36	4.99
2018	1.32	4.87
2019	1.29	4.74
2020	1.26	4.62
2021	1.23	4.51
2022	1.22	4.39
2023	1.21	4.28
2024	1.2	4.16
2025	1.19	4.06
2026	1.19	3.97
2027	1.19	3.87
2028	1.19	3.79
2029	1.19	3.69
2030	1.2	3.61
2031	1.2	3.53
2032	1.21	3.45
2033	1.21	3.38
2034	1.22	3.31
2035	1.22	3.25
2036	1.23	3.19
2037	1.23	3.14
2038	1.24	3.09
2039	1.24	3.04
2040	1.25	2.99
2041	1.25	2.94
2042	1.26	2.9
2043	1.26	2.86
2044	1.26	2.82
2045	1.27	2.78
2046	1.27	2.74
2047	1.28	2.71
2048	1.28	2.67
2049	1.28	2.64
2050	1.29	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Thailand	Uganda
1960	44.3%	46.3%
1961	44.6%	46.6%
1962	44.8%	46.8%
1963	45.1%	46.9%
1964	45.3%	46.8%
1965	45.4%	46.7%
1966	45.4%	46.6%
1967	45.3%	46.6%
1968	45.2%	46.5%
1969	45%	46.5%
1970	44.8%	46.5%
1971	44.4%	46.7%
1972	44%	46.9%
1973	43.5%	47.1%
1974	43%	47.3%
1975	42.4%	47.4%
1976	41.8%	47.5%
1977	41.1%	47.5%
1978	40.3%	47.6%
1979	39.5%	47.7%
1980	38.7%	47.9%
1981	37.8%	48%
1982	37%	48%
1983	36%	48.1%
1984	35.1%	48%
1985	34.1%	48%
1986	33.2%	48%
1987	32.4%	48%
1988	31.5%	48.1%
1989	30.7%	48.1%
1990	30%	48.2%
1991	29.2%	48.3%
1992	28.5%	48.4%
1993	28%	48.5%
1994	27.4%	48.6%
1995	26.9%	49.1%
1996	26.4%	49.4%
1997	25.9%	49.7%
1998	25.4%	49.9%
1999	24.9%	50%
2000	24.4%	50.1%
2001	23.9%	50.1%
2002	23.4%	50.1%
2003	23%	50.1%
2004	22.6%	50.1%
2005	22.2%	50.1%
2006	21.7%	50%
2007	21.3%	50%
2008	20.9%	49.8%
2009	20.6%	49.7%
2010	20.1%	49.5%
2011	19.7%	49.3%
2012	19.2%	49.1%
2013	18.8%	48.8%
2014	18.5%	48.5%
2015	18.1%	48.1%
2016	17.7%	47.5%
2017	17.3%	46.9%
2018	16.9%	46.3%
2019	16.6%	45.8%
2020	16.2%	45.2%
2021	15.8%	44.7%
2022	15.4%	44.3%
2023	15.1%	43.9%
2024	14.7%	43.5%
2025	14.4%	43.1%
2026	14.1%	42.7%
2027	13.7%	42.2%
2028	13.4%	41.8%
2029	13.1%	41.3%
2030	12.9%	40.9%
2031	12.7%	40.5%
2032	12.5%	40%
2033	12.3%	39.5%
2034	12.2%	39%
2035	12.1%	38.4%
2036	12%	37.8%
2037	11.9%	37.3%
2038	11.9%	36.7%
2039	11.8%	36.1%
2040	11.8%	35.6%
2041	11.8%	35.1%
2042	11.8%	34.6%
2043	11.7%	34.1%
2044	11.7%	33.6%
2045	11.7%	33.1%
2046	11.7%	32.7%
2047	11.6%	32.3%
2048	11.6%	31.8%
2049	11.6%	31.5%
2050	11.5%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Thailand and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 30% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Thailand and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Thailand vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Thailand 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
	Thailand	Uganda
1960	774,190	225,080
1961	801,140	232,894
1962	828,741	241,513
1963	860,728	250,885
1964	885,137	260,733
1965	909,000	271,830
1966	929,469	282,225
1967	944,980	296,692
1968	953,806	309,725
1969	948,314	320,486
1970	937,116	333,202
1971	936,215	328,294
1972	940,420	335,935
1973	933,540	340,780
1974	923,151	345,773
1975	911,980	354,278
1976	894,072	359,458
1977	871,232	365,216
1978	847,799	371,930
1979	843,434	381,626
1980	845,575	370,287
1981	839,297	380,028
1982	817,951	390,820
1983	794,239	404,940
1984	779,856	421,241
1985	776,935	462,534
1986	783,430	487,693
1987	774,498	527,397
1988	765,252	547,759
1989	774,563	565,367
1990	760,808	587,291
1991	760,508	602,740
1992	754,999	627,139
1993	737,696	650,032
1994	712,589	675,092
1995	682,703	697,218
1996	661,397	699,707
1997	644,834	727,523
1998	617,318	741,175
1999	578,073	775,166
2000	543,884	803,069
2001	524,230	836,751
2002	504,299	868,756
2003	488,003	901,374
2004	466,542	938,623
2005	456,378	969,096
2006	441,211	999,958
2007	425,362	1,029,893
2008	401,730	1,055,935
2009	382,636	1,090,600
2010	370,466	1,121,564
2011	365,670	1,147,263
2012	351,485	1,167,473
2013	325,059	1,184,250
2014	294,628	1,201,599
2015	266,362	1,224,839
2016	226,255	1,249,565
2017	194,695	1,290,658
2018	159,383	1,332,600
2019	116,867	1,367,044
2020	84,107	1,397,288
2021	57,382	1,423,377
2022	-61,046	1,455,576
2023	-46,105	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Thailand vs Uganda

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Thailand, compared to 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Thailand	Uganda
1985	88	842
1986	78	781
1987	72	709
1988	67	655
1989	64	609
1990	60	575
1991	59	549
1992	58	530
1993	57	515
1994	54	507
1995	52	514
1996	49	513
1997	48	522
1998	47	523
1999	48	504
2000	49	475
2001	47	440
2002	44	416
2003	42	395
2004	44	384
2005	40	417
2006	38	409
2007	38	345
2008	37	324
2009	37	322
2010	37	304
2011	37	295
2012	36	285
2013	35	308
2014	34	311
2015	34	299
2016	34	272
2017	34	246
2018	34	232
2019	34	219
2020	36	209
2021	38	216
2022	112	184
2023	34	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.92% in Thailand 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
	Thailand	Uganda
1960	14.7%	22.3%
1961	14.2%	21.9%
1962	13.7%	21.6%
1963	13.2%	21.3%
1964	12.8%	20.9%
1965	12.3%	20.6%
1966	11.8%	20.3%
1967	11.4%	19.9%
1968	10.9%	19.7%
1969	10.4%	19.4%
1970	9.95%	19.3%
1971	9.47%	19.3%
1972	9.01%	19.4%
1973	8.56%	19.6%
1974	8.14%	19.9%
1975	7.73%	20.3%
1976	7.35%	20.7%
1977	7%	21.2%
1978	6.67%	21.6%
1979	6.36%	21.8%
1980	6.07%	22%
1981	5.79%	21.9%
1982	5.53%	21.4%
1983	5.28%	20.9%
1984	5.03%	20.3%
1985	4.8%	19.9%
1986	4.57%	19.5%
1987	4.34%	19.2%
1988	4.12%	18.9%
1989	3.91%	18.7%
1990	3.69%	18.3%
1991	3.49%	17.9%
1992	3.3%	17.4%
1993	3.12%	17%
1994	2.96%	16.7%
1995	2.81%	16.5%
1996	2.67%	16.2%
1997	2.53%	16%
1998	2.41%	15.6%
1999	2.29%	15.2%
2000	2.18%	14.6%
2001	2.08%	13.9%
2002	1.98%	13.1%
2003	1.89%	12.3%
2004	1.81%	11.5%
2005	1.73%	10.7%
2006	1.66%	9.97%
2007	1.59%	9.3%
2008	1.53%	8.69%
2009	1.47%	8.14%
2010	1.42%	7.61%
2011	1.37%	7.1%
2012	1.32%	6.67%
2013	1.27%	6.24%
2014	1.23%	5.91%
2015	1.19%	5.58%
2016	1.15%	5.25%
2017	1.11%	4.98%
2018	1.08%	4.74%
2019	1.04%	4.53%
2020	1.01%	4.35%
2021	0.98%	4.18%
2022	0.95%	4.05%
2023	0.92%	3.88%