Uganda birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Uganda chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Uganda is 4.28, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.89 — a -37.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Uganda	World
1960	6.91	4.69
1961	6.93	4.56
1962	6.96	5.02
1963	6.98	5.31
1964	7.01	5.13
1965	7.04	5.08
1966	7.07	4.97
1967	7.1	4.87
1968	7.13	4.98
1969	7.12	4.88
1970	7.15	4.84
1971	7.18	4.69
1972	7.19	4.55
1973	7.19	4.42
1974	7.19	4.26
1975	7.2	4.07
1976	7.19	3.97
1977	7.18	3.84
1978	7.16	3.77
1979	7.14	3.76
1980	7.11	3.73
1981	7.12	3.71
1982	7.11	3.72
1983	7.07	3.59
1984	7.02	3.57
1985	7.04	3.53
1986	7.08	3.51
1987	7.12	3.48
1988	7.1	3.39
1989	7.05	3.35
1990	7.01	3.31
1991	6.94	3.13
1992	6.91	3.04
1993	6.89	2.97
1994	6.9	2.92
1995	6.87	2.87
1996	6.84	2.82
1997	6.86	2.78
1998	6.84	2.75
1999	6.83	2.72
2000	6.79	2.73
2001	6.76	2.69
2002	6.74	2.66
2003	6.67	2.64
2004	6.61	2.63
2005	6.53	2.61
2006	6.43	2.61
2007	6.33	2.6
2008	6.2	2.6
2009	6.12	2.59
2010	6.02	2.57
2011	5.89	2.55
2012	5.73	2.56
2013	5.56	2.53
2014	5.41	2.52
2015	5.25	2.49
2016	5.11	2.49
2017	4.99	2.46
2018	4.87	2.39
2019	4.74	2.35
2020	4.62	2.28
2021	4.51	2.25
2022	4.39	2.22
2023	4.28	2.2
2024	4.16	2.19
2025	4.06	2.18
2026	3.97	2.18
2027	3.87	2.17
2028	3.79	2.16
2029	3.69	2.15
2030	3.61	2.14
2031	3.53	2.13
2032	3.45	2.12
2033	3.38	2.12
2034	3.31	2.11
2035	3.25	2.1
2036	3.19	2.09
2037	3.14	2.09
2038	3.09	2.08
2039	3.04	2.08
2040	2.99	2.08
2041	2.94	2.07
2042	2.9	2.07
2043	2.86	2.07
2044	2.82	2.07
2045	2.78	2.06
2046	2.74	2.06
2047	2.71	2.06
2048	2.67	2.05
2049	2.64	2.05
2050	2.61	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 17.6% were to women under 20 years old, 54.4% to women ages 20-29, and 28% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 20.3%, 50.8%, and 29% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Uganda by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Uganda	World
1960	46.3%	37.4%
1961	46.6%	37.5%
1962	46.8%	37.6%
1963	46.9%	37.8%
1964	46.8%	38%
1965	46.7%	38%
1966	46.6%	38%
1967	46.6%	38%
1968	46.5%	37.9%
1969	46.5%	37.8%
1970	46.5%	37.7%
1971	46.7%	37.6%
1972	46.9%	37.5%
1973	47.1%	37.3%
1974	47.3%	37.2%
1975	47.4%	37.1%
1976	47.5%	36.9%
1977	47.5%	36.7%
1978	47.6%	36.3%
1979	47.7%	35.9%
1980	47.9%	35.5%
1981	48%	35.2%
1982	48%	34.9%
1983	48.1%	34.6%
1984	48%	34.3%
1985	48%	34%
1986	48%	33.8%
1987	48%	33.6%
1988	48.1%	33.4%
1989	48.1%	33.2%
1990	48.2%	33%
1991	48.3%	32.9%
1992	48.4%	32.7%
1993	48.5%	32.5%
1994	48.6%	32.3%
1995	49.1%	32.1%
1996	49.4%	31.8%
1997	49.7%	31.5%
1998	49.9%	31.1%
1999	50%	30.8%
2000	50.1%	30.4%
2001	50.1%	30%
2002	50.1%	29.6%
2003	50.1%	29.2%
2004	50.1%	28.8%
2005	50.1%	28.5%
2006	50%	28.1%
2007	50%	27.9%
2008	49.8%	27.6%
2009	49.7%	27.5%
2010	49.5%	27.3%
2011	49.3%	27.1%
2012	49.1%	27%
2013	48.8%	26.9%
2014	48.5%	26.8%
2015	48.1%	26.6%
2016	47.5%	26.5%
2017	46.9%	26.4%
2018	46.3%	26.2%
2019	45.8%	26%
2020	45.2%	25.8%
2021	44.7%	25.6%
2022	44.3%	25.3%
2023	43.9%	25%
2024	43.5%	24.7%
2025	43.1%	24.4%
2026	42.7%	24.1%
2027	42.2%	23.8%
2028	41.8%	23.4%
2029	41.3%	23.1%
2030	40.9%	22.8%
2031	40.5%	22.6%
2032	40%	22.3%
2033	39.5%	22.1%
2034	39%	21.9%
2035	38.4%	21.7%
2036	37.8%	21.6%
2037	37.3%	21.5%
2038	36.7%	21.4%
2039	36.1%	21.3%
2040	35.6%	21.2%
2041	35.1%	21.1%
2042	34.6%	21%
2043	34.1%	21%
2044	33.6%	20.9%
2045	33.1%	20.8%
2046	32.7%	20.7%
2047	32.3%	20.7%
2048	31.8%	20.6%
2049	31.5%	20.5%
2050	31.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Uganda was 46.3% in 1960, 48.5% in 1993, and 43.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Uganda.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Uganda, excluding migration, has been +3.17% annually. On average, 1,341,971 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Uganda
1960	225,080
1961	232,894
1962	241,513
1963	250,885
1964	260,733
1965	271,830
1966	282,225
1967	296,692
1968	309,725
1969	320,486
1970	333,202
1971	328,294
1972	335,935
1973	340,780
1974	345,773
1975	354,278
1976	359,458
1977	365,216
1978	371,930
1979	381,626
1980	370,287
1981	380,028
1982	390,820
1983	404,940
1984	421,241
1985	462,534
1986	487,693
1987	527,397
1988	547,759
1989	565,367
1990	587,291
1991	602,740
1992	627,139
1993	650,032
1994	675,092
1995	697,218
1996	699,707
1997	727,523
1998	741,175
1999	775,166
2000	803,069
2001	836,751
2002	868,756
2003	901,374
2004	938,623
2005	969,096
2006	999,958
2007	1,029,893
2008	1,055,935
2009	1,090,600
2010	1,121,564
2011	1,147,263
2012	1,167,473
2013	1,184,250
2014	1,201,599
2015	1,224,839
2016	1,249,565
2017	1,290,658
2018	1,332,600
2019	1,367,044
2020	1,397,288
2021	1,423,377
2022	1,455,576
2023	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Uganda was 170 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.17% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -64.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Uganda	World
1985	842	460
1986	781	438
1987	709	429
1988	655	414
1989	609	401
1990	575	391
1991	549	395
1992	530	395
1993	515	389
1994	507	382
1995	514	371
1996	513	366
1997	522	358
1998	523	360
1999	504	340
2000	475	328
2001	440	321
2002	416	311
2003	395	301
2004	384	291
2005	417	283
2006	409	276
2007	345	269
2008	324	264
2009	322	258
2010	304	253
2011	295	247
2012	285	239
2013	308	235
2014	311	231
2015	299	228
2016	272	220
2017	246	215
2018	232	211
2019	219	207
2020	209	211
2021	216	242
2022	184	203
2023	170	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Uganda was 38.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.88% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 145.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Uganda	World
1960	22.3%	18.5%
1961	21.9%	18.1%
1962	21.6%	17.8%
1963	21.3%	17.5%
1964	20.9%	17.7%
1965	20.6%	17.5%
1966	20.3%	17.3%
1967	19.9%	17%
1968	19.7%	16.5%
1969	19.4%	15.5%
1970	19.3%	15.2%
1971	19.3%	15.1%
1972	19.4%	14.4%
1973	19.6%	14.1%
1974	19.9%	13.7%
1975	20.3%	13.4%
1976	20.7%	13%
1977	21.2%	12.5%
1978	21.6%	12.1%
1979	21.8%	11.7%
1980	22%	11.4%
1981	21.9%	11%
1982	21.4%	10.8%
1983	20.9%	10.6%
1984	20.3%	10.4%
1985	19.9%	10.1%
1986	19.5%	9.81%
1987	19.2%	9.47%
1988	18.9%	9.31%
1989	18.7%	9.02%
1990	18.3%	8.81%
1991	17.9%	8.66%
1992	17.4%	8.46%
1993	17%	8.19%
1994	16.7%	7.98%
1995	16.5%	7.76%
1996	16.2%	7.52%
1997	16%	7.28%
1998	15.6%	7.05%
1999	15.2%	6.76%
2000	14.6%	6.48%
2001	13.9%	6.21%
2002	13.1%	5.94%
2003	12.3%	5.65%
2004	11.5%	5.43%
2005	10.7%	5.16%
2006	9.97%	4.92%
2007	9.3%	4.7%
2008	8.69%	4.5%
2009	8.14%	4.31%
2010	7.61%	4.11%
2011	7.1%	3.97%
2012	6.67%	3.77%
2013	6.24%	3.61%
2014	5.91%	3.48%
2015	5.58%	3.35%
2016	5.25%	3.23%
2017	4.98%	3.11%
2018	4.74%	2.97%
2019	4.53%	2.86%
2020	4.35%	2.75%
2021	4.18%	2.66%
2022	4.05%	2.59%
2023	3.88%	2.49%