Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1972

Uganda
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.18 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 532,653 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.18
Births
532,653
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
10,885,796
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
10-1421.01.5%14,474
15-19197.613.8%116,664
20-24295.420.6%141,405
25-29297.720.7%97,571
30-34261.518.2%72,340
35-39208.014.5%54,532
40-44117.98.2%28,230
45-4934.52.4%7,087
50-542.10.1%350