Uganda Population Pyramid 2023
Uganda in 2023
As of 2023, Uganda counted 48,656,602 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2013, the population was 35,337,042; it has grown by 37.7% since.
With a median age of 17.6 years, Uganda had a youth dependency ratio of 81.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.0 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Uganda had on average 4.28 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 68.3 years on average (71.1 years for girls, 65.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,989,185 immigrants live in Uganda, 4.0% of the population.
| South Sudan | 923,658 |
| D.R. Congo | 637,206 |
| Sudan | 141,990 |
| Rwanda | 79,149 |
| Somalia | 65,070 |
578,034 people born in Uganda live in other countries.
| Kenya | 274,655 |
| South Sudan | 156,437 |
| Rwanda | 91,955 |
| Canada | 15,355 |
| South Africa | 7,678 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 48,656,602 | 17.6 | |
| Kenya | 55,339,003 | 20.6 | |
| Mozambique | 33,635,160 | 17.4 | |
| Madagascar | 31,195,933 | 19.9 | |
| Tanzania | 66,617,607 | 18.3 |





