Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1962

Uganda
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.96
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.96 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 388,337 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.96
Births
388,337
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
8,092,231
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
10-1423.41.7%11,897
15-19192.613.9%68,487
20-24295.821.3%89,490
25-29289.220.8%82,937
30-34248.817.9%65,357
35-39196.214.1%44,490
40-44109.47.9%20,692
45-4931.22.2%4,761
50-541.90.1%226