Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Uganda
Uganda: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 4.28 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Uganda, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Uganda is 4.28, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Uganda peaked at 7.2 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.28, in 2023.
That places Uganda 18th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.66 | — |
| 1951 | 6.65 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.67 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 6.7 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 6.72 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 6.74 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 6.76 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.8 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.84 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 6.88 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 6.91 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.93 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.96 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.98 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 7.01 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 7.04 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.07 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 7.1 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 7.13 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.12 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 7.15 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 7.18 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.18 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.19 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.19 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.2 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 7.19 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 7.18 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 7.16 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 7.14 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.11 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.12 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 7.11 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.07 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.02 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 7.04 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.08 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 7.12 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.1 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 7.04 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 7.01 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.94 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 6.91 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.89 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.9 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.87 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.83 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.86 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.84 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.83 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.79 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.76 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.74 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.67 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.61 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.53 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.43 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.33 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.2 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.12 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.02 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.88 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.73 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.56 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.41 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.25 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.11 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.99 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.87 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.74 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.62 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.51 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.39 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.28 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.74 | 6.65 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.02 | 6.91 | 7.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.18 | 7.14 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.08 | 7.02 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.89 | 6.83 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.52 | 6.12 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.36 | 4.74 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 4.28 | 4.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,920 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.68 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Uganda?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Uganda was 4.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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