Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uganda, 2014

Uganda
2014
Total fertility rate: 5.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uganda was 5.41 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,445,397 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.41
Births
1,445,397
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
36,395,539
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
10-142.40.2%6,257
15-19128.111.8%277,470
20-24254.123.5%445,316
25-29248.122.9%331,335
30-34210.619.5%208,656
35-39148.913.8%118,533
40-4473.96.8%49,252
45-4915.51.4%8,286
50-540.70.1%290