Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1958

Uganda
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.84 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 355,998 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.84
Births
355,998
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
7,209,757
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
10-1422.61.6%8,734
15-19187.113.7%58,752
20-24291.921.3%87,124
25-29286.520.9%79,547
30-34246.418.0%59,862
35-39194.114.2%39,712
40-44108.67.9%18,160
45-4930.12.2%3,924
50-541.90.1%182