Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 2003

Uganda
2003
Total fertility rate: 6.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.67 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,237,537 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
1,237,537
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
26,352,124
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
10-1410.20.8%18,576
15-19153.711.5%225,518
20-24296.622.2%340,996
25-29291.921.9%274,063
30-34255.019.1%198,837
35-39194.914.6%119,881
40-44102.67.7%48,913
45-4927.42.1%10,289
50-541.60.1%464