Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1971

Uganda
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.18
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.18 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 519,523 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.18
Births
519,523
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
10,618,206
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
10-1421.31.5%14,306
15-19199.613.9%114,945
20-24298.020.8%135,240
25-29296.920.7%93,782
30-34260.018.1%72,298
35-39206.314.4%54,172
40-44116.68.1%27,577
45-4934.12.4%6,867
50-542.10.1%339