Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 1999

Uganda
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.83 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,132,049 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.83
Births
1,132,049
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
23,257,281
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
10-1412.40.9%19,467
15-19175.212.8%217,573
20-24301.922.1%309,594
25-29291.021.3%250,194
30-34256.918.8%177,314
35-39194.514.2%104,287
40-44102.17.5%43,197
45-4929.72.2%9,992
50-541.90.1%431