Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1976

Uganda
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.19
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.19 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 585,522 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.19
Births
585,522
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
12,037,294
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
10-1418.11.3%13,967
15-19193.513.5%125,609
20-24300.120.9%161,087
25-29297.220.7%121,939
30-34261.018.2%73,270
35-39210.514.6%52,745
40-44120.38.4%28,917
45-4934.92.4%7,609
50-542.10.1%382