Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1981

Uganda
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.12 children per woman in 1981 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 661,356 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
661,356
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
13,556,452
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
10-1415.61.1%14,128
15-19183.012.9%135,720
20-24298.821.0%180,585
25-29296.520.8%144,787
30-34266.518.7%98,797
35-39208.114.6%52,551
40-44116.28.2%26,530
45-4935.42.5%7,830
50-542.10.2%428