Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1986

Uganda
1986
Total fertility rate: 7.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.08 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 778,962 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.08
Births
778,962
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
15,467,579
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
10-1414.21.0%14,676
15-19177.412.5%156,073
20-24306.221.6%215,611
25-29302.021.3%169,450
30-34264.518.7%119,115
35-39209.814.8%71,555
40-44106.47.5%24,613
45-4935.42.5%7,436
50-542.10.2%435