Demographics of Uganda

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Uganda, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects[1] the total population was 41,487,965 in 2016, 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.[2]

Total population (x 1000) Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 5,15843.154.03.0
1955 5,89945.152.12.8
1960 6,78845.951.52.6
1965 8,01446.650.92.6
1970 9,44646.950.52.6
1975 10,82747.350.02.6
1980 12,54847.649.72.6
1985 14,63147.849.62.7
1990 17,38448.049.32.7
1995 20,41348.548.82.7
2000 23,75848.748.62.7
2005 28,04248.848.72.5
2010 33,14949.148.52.5
2014 Census Results 34,85647.949.22.7

United Nations population projections

Numbers are in thousands.

UN medium var 2050101,873

Vital statistics

Registration of births and deaths in Uganda is not yet complete. The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs prepared the following estimates. [2]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950–1955283 000135 000148 00051.324.526.86.90160
1955–1960317 000139 000178 00050.022.028.06.95145
1960–1965365 000144 000220 00049.319.529.87.05130
1965–1970428 000152 000276 00049.017.431.67.12117
1970–1975494 000156 000338 00048.716.733.37.10112
1975–1980573 000187 000386 00048.916.632.87.10111
1980–1985673 000222 000451 00049.316.932.87.10113
1985–1990802 000269 000533 00049.618.132.87.10116
1990–1995955 000353 000602 00049.819.031.37.06110
1995–20001 096 000399 000686 00048.818.130.46.9598
2000–20051 261 000381 000845 00047.814.732.16.7581
2005–20101 411 000363 0001 026 00046.111.933.26.3870
2010–20151 576 000370 0001 207 00043.710.233.26.3861
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Fertility and births

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)(Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[3][4][5]

Year CBR (Total) TFR (Total) CBR (Urban) TFR (Urban) CBR (Rural) TFR (Rural)
1982-1984 7.4 6.1 7.6
1985-1988 7.4 5.7 7.6
1995 47.8 6.86 (5.6) 47.7 4.97 (3.8) 47.8 7.17 (5.9)
2000-2001 47.3 6.9 (5.3) 41.3 4.0 (3.2) 48.0 7.4 (5.7)
2006 44.8 6.7 41.0 4.4 45.3 7.1
2011 42.1 6.2 (5.1) 40.3 3.8 (3.6) 42.4 6.8 (5.5)
2014 census[6] 5.8
2016 38.7 5.4 (4.3) 37.0 4.0 (3.4) 39.3 5.9 (4.6)

Fertility data as of 2011 and 2016 (DHS Program):[7]

Region Total fertility rate (Wanted fertility rate) 2011 Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant 2011 Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 2011
Kampala3.3 (2.9)8.35.0
Central 15.6 (4.2)9.97.2
Central 26.3 (4.6)9.67.1
East Central6.9 (4.4)13.77.9
Eastern7.5 (5.3)12.57.5
Karamoja6.4 (5.8)18.77.5
North6.3 (4.3)12.47.3
West Nile6.8 (5.1)10.47.4
Western6.4 (4.7)13.27.4
Southwest6.2 (4.4)11.37.2
Region Total fertility rate (Wanted fertility rate) 2016 Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant 2016 Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 2016
Kampala3.5 (3.1)6.64.7
Karamoja7.9 (7.4)15.17.8
West Nile6.0 (5.0)8.96.7
South Central4.7 (3.9)8.56.4
North Central5.4 (4.3)10.36.9
Busoga6.1 (4.5)12.47.5
Bukedi6.1 (4.3)13.77.4
Bugisu5.6 (4.3)9.36.8
Teso6.0 (4.8)10.47.8
Lango5.1 (3.9)10.47.1
Acholi5.5 (3.8)9.67.1
Bunyoro6.0 (4.4)8.56.8
Tooro5.4 (4.4)10.67.0
Kigezi4.6 (3.8)9.76.1
Ankole4.9 (4.2)8.86.4
An ethnolinguistic map of Uganda.

Life expectancy at birth

Period Life expectancy in
Years[8]
1950–1955 40.00
1955–1960 Increase 42.60
1960–1965 Increase 45.39
1965–1970 Increase 48.12
1970–1975 Increase 49.14
1975–1980 Increase 49.33
1980–1985 Decrease 49.05
1985–1990 Decrease 46.86
1990–1995 Decrease 44.57
1995–2000 Increase 44.98
2000–2005 Increase 49.92
2005–2010 Increase 55.15
2010–2015 Increase 58.61

South Asians and Arabs

During the Uganda Protectorate period, the British colonialists used South Asian immigrants as intermediaries. Following independence they constituted the largest non-indigenous ethnic group in Uganda, at around 80,000 people, and they dominated trade, industry, and the professions. This caused resentment among the Black majority, which was exploited by post-Independence leaders.

After Idi Amin came to power in 1971, he declared "economic war" on the Indians, culminating in the Expulsion of Asians in Uganda in 1972. Since Amin's overthrow in 1979 some Asians have returned. There are between 15,000 and 25,000 in Uganda today, nearly all in the capital Kampala.

There are also about 3,000 Arabs of various national origins in Uganda.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[9]

The population of Uganda (2005 FAO data; number of inhabitants in millions)
Population pyramid 2017

Population

39,570,125 (July 2017 estimate)

Population growth rate

3.2% (2017 est.)

Birth rate

42.9 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death rate

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Net migrationrate

-0.7 migrants/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 23.8% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 5.7% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 estimate)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 55.9 years
male: 54.4 years
female: 57.3 years (2017 estimate)

Nationality

noun: Ugandan
adjective: Ugandan

Ethnic groups

[10]

Religions

[10]

Languages

English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Swahili (recently made second official language, important regionally but spoken by very few people in Uganda) Luganda (most widely used of the Niger–Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Bantu languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, and Arabic.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys". microdata.worldbank.org. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "The DHS Program - Uganda: Standard DHS, 2011". Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "The DHS Program - Uganda: Standard DHS, 2016". Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2014" (PDF). Ubos.org. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Uganda : Demographic and Health Survey 2011" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  9. ↑ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Africa :: UGANDA". CIA The World Factbook.
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