Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 2004

Uganda
2004
Total fertility rate: 6.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.61 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,262,893 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
1,262,893
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
27,154,515
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
10-149.00.7%16,971
15-19151.611.5%232,170
20-24293.922.2%348,836
25-29291.122.0%279,374
30-34252.519.1%201,251
35-39194.214.7%123,547
40-44101.97.7%50,088
45-4926.42.0%10,209
50-541.50.1%448