Population 20,604,874 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 50% (male 5,126,249; female 5,092,583)
15-64 years : 48% (male 4,948,859; female 4,963,718)
65 years and over: 2% (male 234,351; female 239,114) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.14% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 45.08 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 20.98 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
note : Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, includingSudan, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire; probablyin excess of 100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year;many of the 10,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years : 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 98.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 39.69 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 40.1 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.52 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan

Ethnic groups Baganda 17%, Karamojong 12%, Basogo 8%, Iteso 8%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%,Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Bunyoro 3%, Batobo 3%, non-African (European,Asian, Arab) 1%, other 23%

Religions Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%

Languages English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages, Nilotic languages

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.8%
male: 73.7%
female: 50.2% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Uganda on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uganda People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uganda People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.