Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1953

Uganda
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.70 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 321,620 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
321,620
Births per 1,000 people
51.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
6,249,435
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1421.71.6%6,993
15-19181.813.5%55,955
20-24286.521.3%82,768
25-29282.221.0%71,787
30-34242.618.1%52,272
35-39191.014.2%33,825
40-44107.48.0%14,882
45-4928.72.1%3,002
50-541.70.1%137