Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1983

Uganda
1983
Total fertility rate: 7.07
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.07 children per woman in 1983 — 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, 695,420 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
695,420
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
14,221,882
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
10-1416.61.2%15,956
15-19174.312.3%138,054
20-24299.121.2%190,190
25-29295.720.9%151,242
30-34267.618.9%109,278
35-39211.014.9%57,988
40-44110.37.8%24,534
45-4935.62.5%7,729
50-542.20.2%448