Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 2006

Uganda
2006
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 6.43 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,301,032 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
1,301,032
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
28,794,003
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
10-147.00.5%14,079
15-19146.511.4%242,735
20-24287.922.4%366,362
25-29288.222.4%287,826
30-34245.619.1%202,349
35-39186.514.5%125,856
40-4497.97.6%51,172
45-4925.01.9%10,214
50-541.40.1%436