Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1987

Uganda
1987
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.12 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 812,475 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
812,475
Births per 1,000 people
50.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
15,954,170
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
10-1414.01.0%14,741
15-19176.912.4%160,876
20-24309.421.7%226,354
25-29305.921.5%177,596
30-34264.718.6%123,081
35-39209.014.7%75,895
40-44108.57.6%26,154
45-4935.32.5%7,354
50-542.10.1%429