Mozambique vs Uganda: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Mozambique
4.35 children per women
in 2023
Uganda
4.03 children per women
in 2023
Mozambique rank
12th
Uganda rank
15th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Mozambique
- Uganda
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.35 children per women against 4.03 children per women in Uganda, a difference of 0.32 children per women.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Mozambique ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.58 children per women | 4.34 children per women | 0.7633 children per women | Uganda |
| 1960s | 3.96 children per women | 4.7 children per women | 0.7435 children per women | Uganda |
| 1970s | 4.15 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 0.7367 children per women | Uganda |
| 1980s | 4.23 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 0.9259 children per women | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.5 children per women | 5.47 children per women | 0.9707 children per women | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.67 children per women | 5.65 children per women | 0.975 children per women | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.72 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 0.2054 children per women | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.43 children per women | 4.18 children per women | 0.2547 children per women | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Mozambique or Uganda?
- Mozambique, at 4.35 children per women against 4.03 children per women in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Mozambique and Uganda?
- 0.32 children per women, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Mozambique ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).