Kenya vs Uganda: Number of births, by world region
Kenya
1.50 million births
in 2023
Uganda
1.71 million births
in 2023
Kenya rank
17th
Uganda rank
15th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.71 million births against 1.50 million births in Kenya, a difference of 212,750 births.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 346,587 births | 331,820 births | 14,767 births | Kenya |
| 1960s | 503,196 births | 421,553 births | 81,643 births | Kenya |
| 1970s | 669,480 births | 566,129 births | 103,351 births | Kenya |
| 1980s | 886,188 births | 744,100 births | 142,088 births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.09 million births | 1.02 million births | 68,156 births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.37 million births | 1.27 million births | 108,362 births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.47 million births | 1.47 million births | 7,414 births | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.48 million births | 1.68 million births | 201,915 births | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.71 million births against 1.50 million births in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Kenya and Uganda?
- 212,750 births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.