Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1956

Uganda
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.76
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.76 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 341,374 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.76
Births
341,374
Births per 1,000 people
50.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
6,805,459
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
10-1422.31.6%7,757
15-19184.613.6%57,215
20-24288.921.3%85,528
25-29284.021.0%76,516
30-34244.218.0%56,644
35-39192.314.2%37,236
40-44107.88.0%16,799
45-4929.52.2%3,516
50-541.80.1%161