Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1954

Uganda
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.72 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 328,601 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
328,601
Births per 1,000 people
51.1
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
6,428,378
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
10-1421.61.6%7,060
15-19182.913.6%56,423
20-24287.621.3%83,965
25-29283.121.0%73,510
30-34243.518.0%53,783
35-39191.714.2%35,012
40-44107.78.0%15,537
45-4929.02.2%3,168
50-541.70.1%144