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Fertility & birth rates in Uzbekistan and Yemen

Updated on by Georank team

Uzbekistan has an annual birth rate of 26.5 births per 1,000 people, compared to 35.2 for Yemen. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 3.5 in Uzbekistan and 4.59 in Yemen — 31.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -47.1% in Uzbekistan and by -42.5% in Yemen — in 1960, it was 6.61 and 7.99, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Uzbekistan is ranked 46/196 by birth rate compared to 11/196 for Yemen.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 23.5 years in Uzbekistan, compared to 20.8 years in Yemen.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.1 in Uzbekistan — it's 29.7 in Yemen.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 34.1 in Uzbekistan vs 75.3 in Yemen.
  • In Uzbekistan, 24.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.6% in Yemen.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.03% in Uzbekistan and +3.04% in Yemen.

Birth rate data compared

Uzbekistan Yemen
Fertility rate 3.5 4.59
Birth rate 26.5 35.2
Birth rate rank 46/196 11/196
Age at first childbirth 23.5 years 20.8 years
Average age at childbearing 27.1 years 29.7 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 34.2 72.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 226.6 203.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 32.7 80.8
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.8% 24.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 56.4% 29.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99% 44.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.03% 0.12%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.76% 2.14%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.27% 3.47%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.33% 3.93%
Population change due to births and deaths +722,280 +1,198,150
Natural population change rank 28/196 14/196
Natural population change rate +2.03% +3.04%
Population growth +1.99% +3.03%
Population growth rank 54/197 14/197
Life expectancy 72.7 years 69.6 years

Fertility rate in Uzbekistan vs Yemen chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Uzbekistan was 3.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.59 in Yemen in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Uzbekistan vs Yemen population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Uzbekistan
Factual

UN forecast
Yemen
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Uzbekistan Yemen
1960 6.61 7.99
1961 6.75 8
1962 6.88 8.01
1963 6.81 8.03
1964 6.82 8.07
1965 6.81 8.1
1966 6.66 8.14
1967 6.57 8.17
1968 6.39 8.19
1969 6.34 8.22
1970 6.31 8.23
1971 6.28 8.26
1972 6.25 8.27
1973 6.16 8.29
1974 6.05 8.33
1975 5.92 8.37
1976 5.75 8.42
1977 5.54 8.47
1978 5.28 8.5
1979 5.16 8.67
1980 5.04 8.71
1981 4.91 8.75
1982 4.82 8.79
1983 4.71 8.83
1984 4.73 8.85
1985 4.69 8.86
1986 4.68 8.86
1987 4.53 8.83
1988 4.26 8.79
1989 4.1 8.71
1990 4.12 8.61
1991 4.19 8.46
1992 4.06 8.27
1993 3.86 8.05
1994 3.66 7.8
1995 3.57 7.53
1996 3.39 7
1997 3.19 6.82
1998 2.99 6.64
1999 2.83 6.49
2000 2.7 6.32
2001 2.61 6.14
2002 2.58 5.97
2003 2.5 5.84
2004 2.5 5.71
2005 2.44 5.56
2006 2.46 5.41
2007 2.57 5.26
2008 2.64 5.11
2009 2.56 5
2010 2.44 4.81
2011 2.35 4.63
2012 2.34 4.63
2013 2.44 4.62
2014 2.55 4.62
2015 2.58 4.62
2016 2.56 4.61
2017 2.57 4.61
2018 2.71 4.61
2019 2.87 4.6
2020 3.06 4.6
2021 3.27 4.6
2022 3.4 4.59
2023 3.5 4.59
2024 3.49 4.5
2025 3.45 4.41
2026 3.4 4.33
2027 3.36 4.23
2028 3.31 4.14
2029 3.27 4.06
2030 3.22 3.97
2031 3.18 3.87
2032 3.13 3.8
2033 3.09 3.73
2034 3.05 3.66
2035 3.01 3.59
2036 2.98 3.51
2037 2.94 3.44
2038 2.91 3.38
2039 2.87 3.32
2040 2.84 3.26
2041 2.81 3.21
2042 2.78 3.16
2043 2.75 3.12
2044 2.72 3.07
2045 2.69 3.02
2046 2.66 2.97
2047 2.63 2.93
2048 2.6 2.89
2049 2.58 2.85
2050 2.55 2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Uzbekistan
Factual

UN forecast
Yemen
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Uzbekistan Yemen
1960 39.8% 40.3%
1961 41.2% 40.4%
1962 42.4% 40.4%
1963 43.4% 40.6%
1964 44.2% 40.9%
1965 44.7% 41.3%
1966 44.8% 41.8%
1967 44.9% 42.3%
1968 44.8% 42.8%
1969 44.7% 43.3%
1970 44.6% 43.8%
1971 44.4% 44.3%
1972 44.3% 44.8%
1973 44% 45.3%
1974 43.7% 45.7%
1975 43.3% 46.2%
1976 42.8% 46.6%
1977 42.3% 47%
1978 41.7% 47.5%
1979 41.2% 47.9%
1980 40.8% 48.3%
1981 40.5% 48.7%
1982 40.3% 49.1%
1983 40.1% 49.4%
1984 40.1% 49.7%
1985 40.1% 50%
1986 40.1% 50.3%
1987 40.1% 50.5%
1988 40% 50.7%
1989 39.9% 50.9%
1990 39.9% 51.1%
1991 39.9% 51.2%
1992 39.8% 51.2%
1993 39.8% 51.2%
1994 39.7% 51.1%
1995 39.4% 50.9%
1996 39.2% 50.6%
1997 38.8% 50.3%
1998 38.2% 49.9%
1999 37.5% 49.5%
2000 36.7% 49%
2001 35.8% 48.6%
2002 34.9% 48.1%
2003 34% 47.6%
2004 33.1% 47.1%
2005 32.3% 46.5%
2006 31.4% 45.9%
2007 30.6% 45.3%
2008 29.9% 44.7%
2009 29.4% 44.1%
2010 28.9% 43.5%
2011 28.5% 43%
2012 28.2% 42.7%
2013 28.1% 42.3%
2014 28.1% 42.1%
2015 28.3% 41.8%
2016 28.5% 41.7%
2017 28.8% 41.6%
2018 29% 41.5%
2019 29.3% 41.4%
2020 29.7% 41.4%
2021 30.2% 41.4%
2022 30.6% 41.3%
2023 30.9% 41.2%
2024 31.1% 41.1%
2025 31.3% 41%
2026 31.5% 40.9%
2027 31.6% 40.8%
2028 31.6% 40.6%
2029 31.6% 40.3%
2030 31.4% 40%
2031 31.3% 39.6%
2032 31.1% 39.2%
2033 30.9% 38.7%
2034 30.6% 38.2%
2035 30.3% 37.7%
2036 29.8% 37.1%
2037 29.3% 36.5%
2038 28.8% 36%
2039 28.3% 35.4%
2040 28% 34.8%
2041 27.6% 34.3%
2042 27.4% 33.8%
2043 27.2% 33.4%
2044 27% 33%
2045 26.9% 32.6%
2046 26.8% 32.3%
2047 26.8% 32%
2048 26.7% 31.7%
2049 26.7% 31.4%
2050 26.7% 31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.1% of the population in Uzbekistan and 41.1% in Yemen in 2024, compared to 39.9% and 51.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Uzbekistan and Yemen compared.

Natural population change in Uzbekistan vs Yemen by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.87% in Uzbekistan and +3.02% in Yemen. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Uzbekistan
Yemen

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Uzbekistan Yemen
1960 267,165 122,994
1961 279,841 129,787
1962 292,788 131,262
1963 293,432 133,781
1964 298,790 147,299
1965 302,264 155,398
1966 297,844 164,091
1967 298,350 173,637
1968 295,651 182,518
1969 302,833 196,305
1970 313,216 207,613
1971 323,171 219,095
1972 333,230 229,322
1973 341,807 240,235
1974 350,422 252,737
1975 357,382 266,815
1976 363,110 281,078
1977 369,572 296,115
1978 372,068 312,439
1979 387,754 336,378
1980 401,557 355,767
1981 413,897 374,482
1982 431,389 392,302
1983 454,464 414,823
1984 485,617 434,674
1985 508,893 455,576
1986 533,234 464,665
1987 537,292 493,337
1988 525,126 513,296
1989 522,323 530,464
1990 540,581 549,654
1991 557,886 565,837
1992 548,793 582,072
1993 527,557 595,459
1994 502,279 602,363
1995 493,966 607,966
1996 471,010 588,786
1997 441,631 604,443
1998 408,532 615,488
1999 385,448 633,166
2000 365,138 646,694
2001 356,483 658,704
2002 359,231 672,494
2003 355,098 694,457
2004 363,994 710,493
2005 363,462 726,708
2006 383,265 750,082
2007 426,880 764,780
2008 461,665 779,123
2009 471,839 798,911
2010 461,293 803,246
2011 454,858 806,359
2012 463,333 845,645
2013 501,742 884,929
2014 536,881 920,330
2015 552,781 939,922
2016 549,045 975,697
2017 548,372 1,006,725
2018 585,119 1,020,238
2019 618,154 1,056,432
2020 643,750 1,086,322
2021 689,325 1,103,622
2022 715,410 1,153,375
2023 722,280 1,198,150

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Maternal mortality chart: Uzbekistan vs Yemen

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uzbekistan, compared to 118 deaths in Yemen.

Uzbekistan
Yemen
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Uzbekistan Yemen
1985 72 430
1986 69 430
1987 63 400
1988 58 388
1989 53 371
1990 50 359
1991 47 341
1992 46 330
1993 47 319
1994 49 311
1995 46 296
1996 44 282
1997 42 271
1998 42 260
1999 43 250
2000 42 241
2001 42 231
2002 41 218
2003 40 205
2004 39 194
2005 39 181
2006 38 171
2007 37 161
2008 35 153
2009 34 149
2010 34 144
2011 33 140
2012 33 137
2013 32 135
2014 32 134
2015 31 135
2016 31 134
2017 30 142
2018 29 134
2019 29 131
2020 29 135
2021 28 156
2022 27 125
2023 26 118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.33% in Uzbekistan and 3.93% in Yemen. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Uzbekistan
Yemen

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Uzbekistan Yemen
1960 - 42.9%
1961 - 42.2%
1962 - 41.5%
1963 - 40.8%
1964 - 40%
1965 - 39%
1966 - 38%
1967 - 36.8%
1968 - 35.6%
1969 - 34.3%
1970 - 33%
1971 - 31.8%
1972 - 30.6%
1973 - 29.5%
1974 - 28.4%
1975 - 27.2%
1976 - 26%
1977 - 24.7%
1978 - 23.4%
1979 12.5% 22.1%
1980 11.7% 20.8%
1981 10.9% 19.6%
1982 10.2% 18.4%
1983 9.5% 17.2%
1984 8.91% 16.2%
1985 8.4% 15.3%
1986 7.96% 14.6%
1987 7.59% 14%
1988 7.31% 13.4%
1989 7.13% 12.9%
1990 7.04% 12.5%
1991 7.01% 12.1%
1992 7.01% 11.8%
1993 6.99% 11.6%
1994 6.95% 11.3%
1995 6.91% 11.1%
1996 6.83% 10.8%
1997 6.72% 10.5%
1998 6.57% 10.2%
1999 6.38% 9.77%
2000 6.15% 9.32%
2001 5.88% 8.84%
2002 5.57% 8.36%
2003 5.25% 7.9%
2004 4.92% 7.47%
2005 4.57% 7.06%
2006 4.24% 6.68%
2007 3.9% 6.33%
2008 3.59% 6.02%
2009 3.29% 5.74%
2010 3.01% 5.49%
2011 2.75% 5.3%
2012 2.52% 5.14%
2013 2.32% 4.95%
2014 2.14% 4.84%
2015 1.98% 4.9%
2016 1.85% 4.77%
2017 1.73% 4.66%
2018 1.64% 4.7%
2019 1.56% 4.59%
2020 1.5% 4.32%
2021 1.44% 4.24%
2022 1.38% 4.08%
2023 1.33% 3.93%

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