Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 2012

Uganda
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 5.73 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,422,236 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.73
Births
1,422,236
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
34,337,438
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
10-143.10.3%7,415
15-19132.211.5%269,770
20-24267.923.4%436,059
25-29263.223.0%320,735
30-34221.219.3%205,928
35-39159.013.9%121,562
40-4481.17.1%51,515
45-4918.01.6%8,917
50-540.90.1%335