South Sudan vs Uganda
South Sudan vs Uganda: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 3.86 births per woman in South Sudan and 4.28 births per woman in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.42 births per woman, or 1.11 times that in South Sudan.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2001, when it overtook South Sudan.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Sudan at 1.89 births per woman and Uganda at 1.9 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | South Sudan | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.86 | 4.28 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 3.96 | 4.39 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 4.05 | 4.51 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 4.16 | 4.62 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 4.26 | 4.74 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 4.37 | 4.87 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 4.48 | 4.99 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 4.58 | 5.11 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 4.7 | 5.25 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 4.82 | 5.41 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 4.94 | 5.56 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 5.06 | 5.73 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 5.19 | 5.89 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 5.32 | 6.02 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 5.45 | 6.12 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 5.57 | 6.2 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 5.7 | 6.33 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 5.85 | 6.43 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 6.02 | 6.53 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 6.19 | 6.61 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 6.35 | 6.67 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 6.52 | 6.74 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 6.65 | 6.76 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 6.8 | 6.79 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 6.94 | 6.83 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 7.08 | 6.84 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 7.2 | 6.86 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 7.32 | 6.84 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 7.34 | 6.87 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 7.35 | 6.9 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 7.36 | 6.89 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 7.37 | 6.91 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 7.38 | 6.94 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 7.38 | 7.01 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 7.38 | 7.05 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 7.38 | 7.1 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 7.39 | 7.12 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 7.38 | 7.08 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 7.36 | 7.04 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 7.35 | 7.02 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 7.34 | 7.07 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 7.34 | 7.11 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 7.33 | 7.12 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 7.33 | 7.11 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 7.32 | 7.14 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 7.33 | 7.16 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 7.33 | 7.18 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 7.33 | 7.19 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 7.33 | 7.2 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 7.31 | 7.19 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 7.31 | 7.19 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.31 | 7.19 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.3 | 7.18 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.29 | 7.15 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.28 | 7.12 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.26 | 7.13 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.26 | 7.1 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.25 | 7.07 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.22 | 7.04 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.22 | 7.01 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.2 | 6.98 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.2 | 6.96 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.18 | 6.93 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.16 | 6.91 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.15 | 6.88 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7.14 | 6.84 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.14 | 6.8 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.13 | 6.76 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.13 | 6.74 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.14 | 6.72 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.13 | 6.7 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.13 | 6.67 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.13 | 6.65 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.12 | 6.66 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Sudan | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.792.43–5.11 | 4.173.29–4.98 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 3.712.34–5.06 | 4.063.09–4.95 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 3.632.24–5.02 | 3.972.88–4.91 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 3.562.17–4.97 | 3.872.73–4.88 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 3.492.12–4.95 | 3.792.6–4.82 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 3.432.05–4.9 | 3.692.51–4.8 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 3.372–4.86 | 3.612.39–4.76 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 3.311.94–4.81 | 3.532.25–4.74 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 3.261.9–4.8 | 3.452.15–4.7 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 3.21.85–4.76 | 3.382.08–4.67 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 3.151.81–4.69 | 3.312.03–4.64 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 3.11.78–4.65 | 3.251.98–4.56 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 3.061.71–4.63 | 3.191.95–4.52 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 3.011.69–4.57 | 3.141.89–4.53 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.961.66–4.54 | 3.091.84–4.48 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.921.65–4.52 | 3.041.8–4.45 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.881.62–4.49 | 2.991.75–4.43 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.841.62–4.46 | 2.941.71–4.4 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.81.6–4.45 | 2.91.68–4.38 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.761.58–4.41 | 2.861.64–4.36 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.731.53–4.38 | 2.821.63–4.31 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.71.53–4.31 | 2.781.59–4.3 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.661.51–4.27 | 2.751.57–4.24 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.631.47–4.25 | 2.711.55–4.24 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.61.47–4.23 | 2.671.52–4.19 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.581.47–4.25 | 2.641.5–4.16 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.551.44–4.22 | 2.611.47–4.12 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.531.43–4.19 | 2.581.45–4.11 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.511.41–4.17 | 2.551.42–4.09 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.481.4–4.12 | 2.521.4–4.06 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.461.38–4.08 | 2.51.39–4.05 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.441.37–4.01 | 2.471.4–4.04 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.421.37–3.95 | 2.441.37–3.95 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.391.35–3.93 | 2.421.37–3.91 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.371.32–3.94 | 2.41.35–3.91 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.351.32–3.91 | 2.371.33–3.89 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.331.32–3.84 | 2.351.3–3.87 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.311.31–3.8 | 2.331.32–3.89 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.291.29–3.79 | 2.311.29–3.83 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.281.26–3.79 | 2.291.26–3.82 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.261.25–3.77 | 2.271.26–3.78 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.241.23–3.77 | 2.251.27–3.77 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.231.23–3.75 | 2.241.25–3.71 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.221.23–3.73 | 2.221.26–3.66 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.211.23–3.75 | 2.21.25–3.63 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.191.22–3.7 | 2.191.25–3.64 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.181.21–3.68 | 2.171.28–3.61 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.171.21–3.67 | 2.161.23–3.59 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.151.18–3.65 | 2.151.23–3.57 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.131.19–3.64 | 2.131.25–3.55 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.121.2–3.61 | 2.121.22–3.55 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.111.19–3.6 | 2.111.2–3.53 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.11.18–3.54 | 2.091.2–3.48 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.081.17–3.55 | 2.081.19–3.44 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.071.17–3.51 | 2.061.19–3.41 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.061.18–3.49 | 2.051.17–3.39 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.051.19–3.48 | 2.041.17–3.36 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.041.16–3.47 | 2.031.16–3.35 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.031.18–3.46 | 2.021.16–3.37 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.021.18–3.47 | 2.011.15–3.38 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.011.16–3.44 | 21.13–3.36 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 21.15–3.4 | 21.13–3.35 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.991.15–3.42 | 1.991.14–3.38 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.981.14–3.38 | 1.981.16–3.34 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.981.13–3.34 | 1.971.17–3.32 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.971.13–3.41 | 1.971.16–3.28 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.961.13–3.37 | 1.961.12–3.29 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.961.11–3.34 | 1.951.13–3.28 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.951.12–3.3 | 1.951.1–3.24 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.941.12–3.25 | 1.941.08–3.22 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.941.12–3.21 | 1.931.07–3.17 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.931.12–3.16 | 1.921.09–3.18 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.921.13–3.2 | 1.921.1–3.18 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.921.11–3.17 | 1.921.07–3.16 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.911.13–3.18 | 1.911.07–3.12 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.91.12–3.12 | 1.91.07–3.1 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.891.12–3.1 | 1.91.06–3.09 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Sudan vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025