Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 2011

Uganda
2011
Total fertility rate: 5.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 5.88 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 1,408,226 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.88
Births
1,408,226
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
33,354,544
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
10-143.50.3%8,153
15-19132.511.3%261,967
20-24275.623.4%432,127
25-29270.122.9%315,367
30-34226.019.2%205,020
35-39165.514.1%124,301
40-4483.87.1%51,734
45-4919.21.6%9,199
50-541.00.1%359