Mexico vs Uganda: Number of births, by world region

Mexico
2.04 million births
in 2023
Uganda
1.71 million births
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Uganda rank
15th

Number of births, by world region over time

  • Mexico
  • Uganda
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.04 million births against 1.71 million births in Uganda, a difference of 324,940 births.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 1.51 million births 331,820 births 1.18 million births Mexico
1960s 1.98 million births 421,553 births 1.55 million births Mexico
1970s 2.35 million births 566,129 births 1.78 million births Mexico
1980s 2.42 million births 744,100 births 1.67 million births Mexico
1990s 2.44 million births 1.02 million births 1.43 million births Mexico
2000s 2.33 million births 1.27 million births 1.07 million births Mexico
2010s 2.23 million births 1.47 million births 753,154 births Mexico
2020s 2.07 million births 1.68 million births 394,378 births Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Mexico or Uganda?
Mexico, at 2.04 million births against 1.71 million births in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Mexico and Uganda?
324,940 births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Uganda rank globally for number of births, by world region?
Mexico ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a calendar year.