Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of births
Afghanistan
1.47 million births
in 2023
Uganda
1.71 million births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
18th
Uganda rank
15th
Number of births over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.71 million births against 1.47 million births in Afghanistan, a difference of 243,720 births.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 414,989 births | 331,820 births | 83,168 births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 507,291 births | 421,553 births | 85,738 births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 646,235 births | 566,129 births | 80,106 births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 604,707 births | 744,100 births | 139,393 births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 834,868 births | 1.02 million births | 182,514 births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.09 million births | 1.27 million births | 179,845 births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.30 million births | 1.47 million births | 170,980 births | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.45 million births | 1.68 million births | 223,962 births | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.71 million births against 1.47 million births in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 243,720 births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of births?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th 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. 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.