Population: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Languages: Religions: Demographic profile: Age structure: Dependency ratios: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio: Mother's mean age at first birth: Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: Contraceptive prevalence rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source: Sanitation facility access: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Children under the age of 5 years underweight: Education expenditures: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Child labor - children ages 5-14: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
38,319,241
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Population country ranks ]
noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan
Baganda 16.5%, Banyankole 9.6%, Basoga 8.8%, Bakiga 7.1%, Iteso 7%, Langi 6.3%, Bagisu 4.9%, Acholi 4.4%, Lugbara 3.3%, other 32.1% (2014 est.)
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Protestant 45.1% (Anglican 32.0%, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical 11.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist .3%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, Muslim 13.7%, other 1.6%, none 0.2% (2014 est.)
Uganda has one of the youngest and most rapidly growing populations in the world; its total fertility rate is among the world’s highest at 5.8 children per woman. Except in urban areas, actual fertility exceeds women’s desired fertility by one or two children, which is indicative of the widespread unmet need for contraception, lack of government support for family planning, and a cultural preference for large families. High numbers of births, short birth intervals, and the early age of childbearing contribute to Uganda’s high maternal mortality rate. Gender inequities also make fertility reduction difficult; women on average are less-educated, participate less in paid employment, and often have little say in decisions over childbearing and their own reproductive health. However, even if the birth rate were significantly reduced, Uganda’s large pool of women entering reproductive age ensures rapid population growth for decades to come.
Unchecked, population increase will further strain the availability of arable land and natural resources and overwhelm the country’s limited means for providing food, employment, education, health care, housing, and basic services. The country’s north and northeast lag even further behind developmentally than the rest of the country as a result of long-term conflict (the Ugandan Bush War 1981-1986 and more than 20 years of fighting between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan Government forces), ongoing inter-communal violence, and periodic natural disasters.
Uganda has been both a source of refugees and migrants and a host country for refugees. In 1972, then President Idi AMIN, in his drive to return Uganda to Ugandans, expelled the South Asian population that composed a large share of the country’s businesspeople and bankers. Since the 1970s, thousands of Ugandans have emigrated, mainly to southern Africa or the West, for security reasons, to escape poverty, to search for jobs, and for access to natural resources. The emigration of Ugandan doctors and nurses due to low wages is a particular concern given the country’s shortage of skilled health care workers. Africans escaping conflicts in neighboring states have found refuge in Uganda since the 1950s; the country currently struggles to host tens of thousands from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and other nearby countries.
0-14 years: 48.26% (male 9,223,926/female 9,268,714)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 21.13% (male 4,010,464/female 4,087,350)
[see also: Age structure 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 26.1% (male 5,005,264/female 4,997,907)
[see also: Age structure 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 2.5% (male 460,000/female 496,399)
[see also: Age structure 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 2.01% (male 337,787/female 431,430) (2016 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
total dependency ratio: 102.3%
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 97.3%
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 5%
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 19.9% (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
total: 15.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 15.6 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 15.8 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 228
3.22% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
43.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 16.1% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 5.43% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
KAMPALA (capital) 1.936 million (2015)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
18.9
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]
343 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total: 57.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 66.7 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 48.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 21
total population: 55.4 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total country ranks ]
male: 54 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 56.9 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 212
5.8 children born/woman (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
30% (2011)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
7.2% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 58
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural: 75.8% of population
total: 79% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - Improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural: 24.2% of population
total: 21% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Drinking water source - Unimproved - total country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 28.5% of population
rural: 17.3% of population
total: 19.1% of population
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total Improved country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 71.5% of population
rural: 82.7% of population
total: 80.9% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved country ranks ]
7.07% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
1,461,700 (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
28,200 (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2016)
3.9% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
14.1% (2011)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
1.7% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.4%
[see also: Literacy - total country ranks ]
male: 85.3%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 71.5% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 10 years
[see also: School life expectancy - total country ranks ]
male: 10 years
[see also: School life expectancy - male country ranks ]
female: 10 years (2011)
[see also: School life expectancy - female country ranks ]
total number: 117,266
[see also: Child labor - children ages 5-14 - total number country ranks ]
percentage: 25%
[see also: Child labor - children ages 5-14 - percentage country ranks ]
note: data represent children ages 5-17 (2010 est.)
total: 2.6%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 2%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 3.2% (2013 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 125