Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1985

Uganda
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.04 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 746,977 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
746,977
Births per 1,000 people
49.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
15,023,680
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
10-1415.21.1%15,372
15-19174.912.4%148,882
20-24302.821.5%206,120
25-29297.621.1%162,084
30-34265.018.8%116,033
35-39208.814.8%66,526
40-44106.47.6%24,003
45-4935.42.5%7,514
50-542.20.2%443