Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1988

Uganda
1988
Total fertility rate: 7.10
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.10 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 840,293 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.10
Births
840,293
Births per 1,000 people
51.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
16,470,483
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
10-1414.81.0%16,003
15-19175.012.3%163,839
20-24310.621.8%236,174
25-29303.521.3%182,407
30-34263.818.5%126,628
35-39208.514.7%79,703
40-44108.97.7%27,854
45-4935.12.5%7,261
50-542.10.1%423