Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1996

Uganda
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.83
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.83 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,051,625 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.83
Births
1,051,625
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
21,231,550
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
10-1413.21.0%18,113
15-19185.213.5%209,540
20-24303.522.2%291,907
25-29291.821.3%232,797
30-34251.518.4%157,104
35-39190.613.9%93,641
40-4499.27.2%38,745
45-4932.12.3%9,405
50-541.90.1%373