Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1974

Uganda
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.19
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.19 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 555,089 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.19
Births
555,089
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
11,424,846
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
10-1419.71.4%14,299
15-19194.313.5%119,811
20-24300.520.9%153,242
25-29297.220.7%107,202
30-34261.118.2%70,810
35-39208.814.5%53,396
40-44118.88.3%28,611
45-4934.62.4%7,350
50-542.10.1%368