Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1989

Uganda
1989
Total fertility rate: 7.04
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 7.04 children per woman in 1989 — 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, 865,945 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
865,945
Births per 1,000 people
50.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
17,010,698
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
10-1416.11.1%17,870
15-19177.912.6%171,087
20-24305.721.7%241,520
25-29300.121.3%186,815
30-34261.718.5%129,792
35-39204.314.5%81,251
40-44108.97.7%29,984
45-4934.92.5%7,213
50-542.10.1%416