Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1973

Uganda
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.19
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.19 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 542,789 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.19
Births
542,789
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
11,144,236
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
10-1420.31.4%14,348
15-19194.613.5%117,264
20-24298.620.8%148,039
25-29298.020.7%101,602
30-34261.818.2%71,360
35-39208.814.5%54,070
40-44118.68.3%28,507
45-4934.62.4%7,236
50-542.10.1%361