Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1968

Uganda
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.13
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.13 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 470,112 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.13
Births
470,112
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
9,708,632
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
10-1421.91.5%13,598
15-19198.613.9%103,939
20-24302.821.3%111,367
25-29296.820.8%87,467
30-34255.117.9%70,770
35-39201.514.2%51,616
40-44111.97.9%24,887
45-4933.22.3%6,162
50-542.00.1%304