Uganda Population Pyramid 2027
Uganda in 2027
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Uganda at 54,144,272 in 2027. Ten years before, in 2017, the projected population is 40,177,388 — 34.8% lower.
With a projected median age of 18.4 years, Uganda would have a youth dependency ratio of 76.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.2 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 54,144,273 | 18.4 | |
| Kenya | 59,745,753 | 21.6 | |
| Mozambique | 37,668,658 | 17.9 | |
| Madagascar | 34,308,793 | 20.6 | |
| Tanzania | 74,604,808 | 18.8 |
