According to 2018 estimates, the population of Uganda is around 44.27 million, up significantly from 2013’s estimate of 33,640,833.
The current population of Uganda is 44,358,050 as of Monday, July 30, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
Uganda population is equivalent to 0.58% of the total world population.
Uganda ranks number 32 in the list of countries and dependencies by population.
The population density in Uganda is 222 per Km2, 574 people per mi2.
17.1 % of the population is urban -7,583,654 people in 2018.
The median age in Uganda is 15.9 years.
The life expectancy in the country is around 58.5 years, with the life expectancy of males being 56.7 years and 60.5 years for females.
Due to the high marriage rate in the country, the age structure is skewed towards the younger generations with 48.47% of the Ugandans population being in the 0-14 year-old age group.
28.34% of the population of Uganda is in the 25-64 year age group.
21.16% of the total population is dominated by the 15-24 year age group.
Just 2.04% of the population is 65 or older.
These statistics show that Uganda can boast about a large population that can be classified as a work force, which can in turn help in its growth. However, with a huge percentage of the population that is so young (0-14 years old), it could prove to be a grave situation for the country because it has to provide for these children and make sure that it can control its high birth rate.
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), which is described as the number of children per woman, of Uganda is one of the highest in the region and has remained on average around 6.9 in the past decade.
Uganda has the world’s youngest population with over 78 percent of its population below the age of 30. With just under eight million youth aged 15-30, the country also has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa.