Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1991

Uganda
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.94
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.94 children per woman in 1991 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 918,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
918,456
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
18,155,902
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%17,735
15-19179.812.9%181,585
20-24305.722.0%259,781
25-29296.021.3%198,476
30-34256.418.4%135,986
35-39196.914.1%83,399
40-44105.47.6%33,652
45-4934.62.5%7,447
50-542.00.1%397