Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1998

Uganda
1998
Total fertility rate: 6.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.84 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,099,654 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.84
Births
1,099,654
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
22,515,806
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
10-1412.10.9%18,155
15-19179.413.1%214,818
20-24302.822.1%301,396
25-29293.321.4%244,951
30-34254.918.6%169,110
35-39192.814.1%99,792
40-44100.47.3%41,151
45-4930.52.2%9,876
50-541.90.1%405