Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1957

Uganda
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.80 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 348,389 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
348,389
Births per 1,000 people
49.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
7,003,884
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
10-1422.61.7%8,231
15-19185.713.6%57,851
20-24290.221.3%86,293
25-29285.020.9%78,032
30-34245.118.0%58,201
35-39193.014.2%38,431
40-44108.17.9%17,465
45-4929.82.2%3,713
50-541.80.1%172