Population and Demographics of Uganda
A very young population · 43.54% under age 15 in 2024
The current population picture in Uganda starts with 50.02 million people and +2.79% annual change, with children under 15 representing 43.54% of the total. Compared with 2000, the 2024 population is 108.4% larger, showing the scale of the longer shift. The medium projection reaches 85.43 million in 2050, placing the mid-century total 70.8% above 2024.
Population Over Time in Uganda
A longer view puts Uganda at 24.000M in 2000 and 50.015M in 2024. That works out to a 108.4% gain. For 2050, the medium projection is 85.431M. That is a difference of about 35.42 million people from the 2024 estimate. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
The age distribution adds important context to Uganda's 2024 population total and points to a very young profile. Under-15s account for 43.54% of residents and people 65+ for 2.19%, leaving 54.27% in the broad 15 to 64 range. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
Uganda's 2024 population is 50.4% female and 49.6% male in the World Bank series. Females exceed males by 0.8 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Females made up 50.4% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.6% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Two current indicators frame Uganda: +2.79% annual population change and fertility at 4.2, with the youngest broad age group at 43.54% and the oldest at 2.19%.
Uganda's population path over 2000 to 2024 records +108.4% change, with the projection period then moving +70.8% from 2024 to 2050; the aggregate numbers are not used to manufacture a causal explanation.
2024 estimate for Uganda. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Uganda vs. World
In the harmonized 2024 comparison, Uganda's annual population change is higher than the world rate, fertility is above the global level, and its population is younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Uganda | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +2.79% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 4.2 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 17 | 30.6 | 2024 |
For comparability, the growth, fertility and median-age rows are kept to the same 2024 harmonized dataset, which cites UN World Population Prospects 2024 as its demographic source.
Key Takeaways
Uganda has 50,015,092 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +2.79% over the year.
The 2024 age structure is 43.54% under 15, 54.27% aged 15 to 64 and 2.19% aged 65 or older.
The World Bank 2024 sex-share series is 50.4% female and 49.6% male.
By 2050, the medium projection is 85.431M, differing from 2024 by roughly 35.42 million people.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Uganda?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Uganda is 50,015,092 people.
Is the population of Uganda growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Uganda's population is growing, with annual change of +2.79%.
What percentage of the population of Uganda is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 2.19% of Uganda's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Uganda in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Uganda's 2050 population at 85,431,202.
What is the fertility rate in Uganda?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Uganda is 4.2 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.