Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1979

Uganda
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.14
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.14 children per woman in 1979 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 634,855 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.14
Births
634,855
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
13,002,162
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
10-1417.11.2%14,552
15-19186.713.1%131,512
20-24295.920.7%172,575
25-29297.820.9%140,697
30-34263.818.5%87,143
35-39209.614.7%52,036
40-44118.68.3%28,021
45-4935.32.5%7,906
50-542.10.1%416