Total Fertility Rate in Uganda
Uganda: Total Fertility Rate was 4.47 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Uganda, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4.47 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Uganda peaked at 7.23 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.47, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 16th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.07 | 6.94 | 7.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.21 | 7.16 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.08 | 7 | 7.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.93 | 6.88 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.56 | 6.17 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 | 4.81 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 | 4.47 | 4.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 13 Gambia, The 4.59 compare
- 14 Mozambique, Republic of 4.56 compare
- 15 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4.52 compare
- 17 Sudan 4.38 compare
- 18 Cameroon 4.38 compare
- 19 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 4.34 compare
- 19 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 4.34 compare
More gender data for Uganda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 781,759 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 797,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Uganda?
- Total fertility rate in Uganda was 4.47 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.23 in 1976.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for total fertility rate?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.