Key demographics
- Population
- 47.1M
- Density
- 195.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.582 (Medium)
- Gini index (2016)
- 42.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.5 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.17
- Urban population (2025)
- 31.9%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 77.0%
- Labor force (2025)
- 81.2%
- Gender wage gap (2021)
- 48.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 82.9%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 31.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 34.4 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.8 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 26.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.17
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 35.9 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 52.7%
- Tourism (2020)
- 473.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Swahili | Kiswahili |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 81.7% |
| Islam | 13.2% |
| Unclassified | 3.3% |
| Others | 1.6% |
| No religion | 0.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Baganda | 15.3% |
| Banyankole | 9.1% |
| Basoga | 8.1% |
| Bakiga | 6.4% |
| Iteso | 6.8% |
| Langi | 5.9% |
| Bagisu | 4.5% |
| Acholi | 4.2% |
| Lugbara | 2.6% |
| Others | 37.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- Ugandan
- Demonym (female)
- Ugandan
- National anthem
- Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.5 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 57.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 35.9/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 54/100
- Hospital beds (2010)
- 0.5/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.19/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.27/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $45
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 32.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 77.0%
- Education spending (2022)
- 2.6% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 397
- Internet users (2024)
- 9.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 83.2/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 54/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 241,550 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +256
- TLD
- .ug
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Uganda is composed of six equal horizontal bands of black, yellow, red, black, yellow and red. A white circle bearing a hoist-side facing grey red-crested crane is superimposed in the center of the field.
- National anthem
- Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty