Uganda - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Uganda. Landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers; Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and second-largest freshwater lake, is shared among three countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society
In Uganda, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: 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.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 3.13% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 38.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | N/A |
| Total fertility rate | 5.08 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 2.5 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Ugandan | Ugandan(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 47% (male 11,747,745/female 11,427,932) |
| 15-64 years | 50.6% (male 11,788,483/female 13,131,051) |
| 65 years and over | 2.4% (2024 est.) (male 504,332/female 683,498) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 96.9 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 92.1 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 4.8 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 20.8 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 16.4 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 15.5 years |
| Female | 17.1 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 26.8% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 5.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.846 million KAMPALA (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.9 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.74 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 27.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 31.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 25.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 69.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 67.5 years |
| Female | 72 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 80.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 51.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 59.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 19.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 48.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 40.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 67.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 27.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 38.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 32.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 72.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 61.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 6.82 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 5.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 4.5% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 7.8% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 1.5% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 7.3% (2016) |
| Women married by age 18 | 34% (2016) |
| Men married by age 18 | 5.5% (2016) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Uganda
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