Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1978

Uganda
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.16
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.16 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 616,559 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.16
Births
616,559
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
12,692,113
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
10-1417.01.2%13,995
15-19188.913.2%129,357
20-24295.020.6%167,211
25-29299.120.9%136,097
30-34262.718.4%80,922
35-39210.914.7%52,164
40-44120.08.4%28,551
45-4935.32.5%7,858
50-542.10.1%403