Fertility Rate: Uganda
Uganda's fertility rate is currently 4.165 births per woman as of 2024. # Uganda Fertility Rate Uganda's fertility rate stands at 4.
Current (2024)
4.165 births per woman
-2.8% y/y
Peak (1975)
7.201 births per woman
Low (2024)
4.165 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Uganda
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Uganda
Analysis# Uganda Fertility Rate
Uganda's fertility rate stands at 4.165 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the country's recorded history. This represents a dramatic decline from the 1975 peak of 7.201 births per woman—a drop of nearly 42% over nearly half a century. Since 1960, Uganda's fertility rate has fallen 39.7%, reflecting major shifts in family planning, education, and socioeconomic conditions across the nation.
The decline has accelerated significantly in recent years. Between 2015 and 2024, the fertility rate fell from 5.251 to 4.165 births per woman, averaging a decrease of roughly 0.12 births per woman annually. This consistent downward trajectory suggests Uganda continues on a path of sustained fertility decline, driven by increased contraceptive use, improved female education, and delayed childbearing. Current momentum indicates further gradual reductions ahead.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.165 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 2023 | 4.283 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 2022 | 4.388 births per woman | -2.71% |
| 2021 | 4.51 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 2020 | 4.621 births per woman | -2.59% |
| 2019 | 4.744 births per woman | -2.53% |
| 2018 | 4.867 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 2017 | 4.987 births per woman | -2.45% |
| 2016 | 5.112 births per woman | -2.65% |
| 2015 | 5.251 births per woman | -2.90% |
| 2014 | 5.408 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 2013 | 5.563 births per woman | -2.90% |
| 2012 | 5.729 births per woman | -2.65% |
| 2011 | 5.885 births per woman | -2.23% |
| 2010 | 6.019 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 2009 | 6.124 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 2008 | 6.202 births per woman | -1.96% |
| 2007 | 6.326 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 2006 | 6.429 births per woman | -1.47% |
| 2005 | 6.525 births per woman | -1.32% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.612 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 2003 | 6.671 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2002 | 6.735 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 2001 | 6.757 births per woman | -0.46% |
| 2000 | 6.788 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1999 | 6.825 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 1998 | 6.837 births per woman | -0.28% |
| 1997 | 6.856 births per woman | +0.31% |
| 1996 | 6.835 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1995 | 6.871 births per woman | -0.41% |
| 1994 | 6.899 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 1993 | 6.886 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 1992 | 6.913 births per woman | -0.43% |
| 1991 | 6.943 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1990 | 7.014 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 1989 | 7.045 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 1988 | 7.102 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 1987 | 7.12 births per woman | +0.52% |
| 1986 | 7.083 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 1985 | 7.037 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 1984 | 7.024 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1983 | 7.068 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1982 | 7.11 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1981 | 7.118 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 1980 | 7.113 births per woman | -0.41% |
| 1979 | 7.142 births per woman | -0.29% |
| 1978 | 7.163 births per woman | -0.28% |
| 1977 | 7.183 births per woman | -0.15% |
| 1976 | 7.194 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 1975 | 7.201 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 1974 | 7.192 births per woman | -0.01% |
| 1973 | 7.193 births per woman | +0.11% |
| 1972 | 7.185 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1971 | 7.181 births per woman | +0.45% |
| 1970 | 7.149 births per woman | +0.48% |
| 1969 | 7.115 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1968 | 7.13 births per woman | +0.39% |
| 1967 | 7.102 births per woman | +0.51% |
| 1966 | 7.066 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 1965 | 7.042 births per woman | +0.43% |
| 1964 | 7.012 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 1963 | 6.984 births per woman | +0.36% |
| 1962 | 6.959 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 1961 | 6.927 births per woman | +0.32% |
| 1960 | 6.905 births per woman | — |
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