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| Demographics of Uganda | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Uganda in 2020 | |
| Population | 46,205,893 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate | 3.27% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 40.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 68.96 years |
| • male | 66.71 years |
| • female | 71.27 years |
| Fertility rate | 5.36 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 30.45 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -3.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 48.21% |
| 65 and over | 2.38% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.71 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Language | |
| Official | English |
Demographic features of the population of Uganda include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others.
Population
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[1][2] the total population was 45,853,778 in 2021, compared to only 5,158,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 48.1 percent, 49.4 percent was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.5 percent was 65 years or older.[3]
| Total population ( × 1000) |
Population percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aged 0–14 | aged 15–64 | aged 65+ | ||
| 1950 | 5,158 | 43.1% |
54.0% |
3.0% |
| 1955 | 5,899 | 45.1% |
52.1% |
2.8% |
| 1960 | 6,788 | 45.9% |
51.5% |
2.6% |
| 1965 | 8,014 | 46.6% |
50.9% |
2.6% |
| 1970 | 9,446 | 46.9% |
50.5% |
2.6% |
| 1975 | 10,827 | 47.3% |
50.0% |
2.6% |
| 1980 | 12,548 | 47.6% |
49.7% |
2.6% |
| 1985 | 14,631 | 47.8% |
49.6% |
2.7% |
| 1990 | 17,384 | 48.0% |
49.3% |
2.7% |
| 1995 | 20,413 | 48.5% |
48.8% |
2.7% |
| 2000 | 23,758 | 48.7% |
48.6% |
2.7% |
| 2005 | 28,042 | 48.8% |
48.7% |
2.5% |
| 2010 | 33,149 | 49.1% |
48.5% |
2.5% |
| 2014 Census Results | 34,856 | 47.9% |
49.2% |
2.7% |
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 27.VIII.2014):[4]
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16 897 849 | 17 736 801 | 34 634 650 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 3 173 950 | 2 957 078 | 6 131 028 | 17.70 |
| 5–9 | 2 834 456 | 2 717 222 | 5 551 678 | 16.03 |
| 10–14 | 2 462 789 | 2 457 654 | 4 920 443 | 14.21 |
| 15–19 | 1 917 797 | 2 038 836 | 3 956 633 | 11.42 |
| 20–24 | 1 444 438 | 1 744 173 | 3 188 611 | 9.21 |
| 25–29 | 1 143 467 | 1 342 709 | 2 486 176 | 7.18 |
| 30–34 | 908 447 | 1 043 292 | 1 951 739 | 5.64 |
| 35–39 | 726 355 | 809 482 | 1 535 837 | 4.43 |
| 40–44 | 617 034 | 655 383 | 1 272 417 | 3.67 |
| 45–49 | 452 081 | 469 043 | 921 124 | 2.66 |
| 50–54 | 371 126 | 436 977 | 808 103 | 2.33 |
| 55–59 | 224 765 | 255 519 | 480 284 | 1.39 |
| 60–64 | 195 283 | 244 770 | 440 053 | 1.27 |
| 65-69 | 136 107 | 165 043 | 301 150 | 0.87 |
| 70-74 | 115 862 | 161 374 | 277 236 | 0.80 |
| 75-79 | 69 095 | 81 378 | 150 473 | 0.43 |
| 80-84 | 51 871 | 79 398 | 131 269 | 0.38 |
| 85-89 | 21 572 | 30 204 | 51 776 | 0.15 |
| 90-94 | 15 125 | 22 046 | 37 171 | 0.11 |
| 95+ | 16 229 | 25 220 | 41 449 | 0.12 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 8 471 195 | 8 131 954 | 16 603 149 | 47.94 |
| 15–64 | 8 000 793 | 9 040 184 | 17 040 977 | 49.20 |
| 65+ | 425 861 | 564 663 | 990 524 | 2.86 |
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Based on the results of the 2014 Population Census.):[4]