Live births in Uganda
Live births in Uganda was 1.71 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Uganda, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,712,750 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,693,817 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,668,475 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,636,139 Estimated |
| 2019 | 1,600,115 Estimated |
| 2018 | 1,565,908 Estimated |
| 2017 | 1,524,479 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1,485,180 Estimated |
| 2015 | 1,464,001 Estimated |
| 2014 | 1,445,397 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1,432,962 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,422,236 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1,408,226 Estimated |
| 2010 | 1,389,208 Estimated |
| 2009 | 1,364,387 Estimated |
| 2008 | 1,337,132 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1,320,278 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1,301,032 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1,281,635 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,262,893 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,237,537 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,211,424 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,185,690 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,157,941 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,132,049 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,099,654 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1,083,869 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1,051,625 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1,045,869 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,015,537 Estimated |
| 1993 | 981,379 Estimated |
| 1992 | 949,874 Estimated |
| 1991 | 918,456 Estimated |
| 1990 | 895,510 Estimated |
| 1989 | 865,945 Estimated |
| 1988 | 840,293 Estimated |
| 1987 | 812,475 Estimated |
| 1986 | 778,962 Estimated |
| 1985 | 746,977 Estimated |
| 1984 | 716,201 Estimated |
| 1983 | 695,420 Estimated |
| 1982 | 676,763 Estimated |
| 1981 | 661,356 Estimated |
| 1980 | 646,611 Estimated |
| 1979 | 634,855 Estimated |
| 1978 | 616,559 Estimated |
| 1977 | 600,493 Estimated |
| 1976 | 585,522 Estimated |
| 1975 | 571,260 Estimated |
| 1974 | 555,089 Estimated |
| 1973 | 542,789 Estimated |
| 1972 | 532,653 Estimated |
| 1971 | 519,523 Estimated |
| 1970 | 502,544 Estimated |
| 1969 | 484,947 Estimated |
| 1968 | 470,112 Estimated |
| 1967 | 453,394 Estimated |
| 1966 | 437,000 Estimated |
| 1965 | 422,903 Estimated |
| 1964 | 409,958 Estimated |
| 1963 | 398,560 Estimated |
| 1962 | 388,337 Estimated |
| 1961 | 379,073 Estimated |
| 1960 | 371,242 Estimated |
| 1959 | 363,904 Estimated |
| 1958 | 355,998 Estimated |
| 1957 | 348,389 Estimated |
| 1956 | 341,374 Estimated |
| 1955 | 335,063 Estimated |
| 1954 | 328,601 Estimated |
| 1953 | 321,620 Estimated |
| 1952 | 314,591 Estimated |
| 1951 | 307,315 Estimated |
| 1950 | 301,346 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Uganda, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Uganda, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/uganda. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Uganda, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/uganda.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Uganda, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/uganda (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_uganda_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Uganda, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/uganda. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Uganda?
Live births in Uganda was 1.71 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Uganda?
1.71 million in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.