Uganda
Country in Africa
In brief
Aged 0–14: 43.1% (2025). World rank 10 of 216; in Africa, 10 of 54. Aged 65 and over: 2.2% (2025). World rank 211 of 216; in Africa, 51 of 54. Births per 1,000 people: 34.4 (2024). World rank 11 of 216; in Africa, 10 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 37.5M → 51.4M, population growth per year +3.1% → +2.7%, and living in cities 25% → 31.9%. Better than all its neighbours (DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Tanzania): life expectancy and life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Religions
- Protestant 45.1%, Catholic 39.3%, Muslim 13.7%, and other 1.6% (2014)