Uganda Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Uganda vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Uganda	World
1960	17.1	22.5
1961	16.9	22.5
1962	16.8	22.4
1963	16.7	22.2
1964	16.6	22
1965	16.6	21.8
1966	16.6	21.7
1967	16.6	21.6
1968	16.6	21.5
1969	16.6	21.5
1970	16.6	21.4
1971	16.6	21.4
1972	16.5	21.5
1973	16.3	21.5
1974	16.3	21.6
1975	16.2	21.7
1976	16.2	21.9
1977	16.2	22
1978	16.1	22.2
1979	16.1	22.3
1980	16	22.5
1981	15.9	22.6
1982	15.9	22.7
1983	15.9	22.9
1984	15.9	23
1985	15.9	23.2
1986	15.9	23.3
1987	15.9	23.4
1988	15.9	23.6
1989	15.8	23.8
1990	15.8	23.9
1991	15.8	24.1
1992	15.7	24.3
1993	15.7	24.5
1994	15.6	24.7
1995	15.4	25
1996	15.3	25.2
1997	15.1	25.4
1998	15	25.7
1999	15	25.9
2000	15	26.1
2001	15	26.3
2002	15	26.5
2003	15	26.7
2004	15	27
2005	15	27.2
2006	15	27.4
2007	15	27.6
2008	15.1	27.8
2009	15.1	28
2010	15.2	28.2
2011	15.3	28.4
2012	15.4	28.6
2013	15.5	28.9
2014	15.6	29.1
2015	15.8	29.3
2016	16	29.5
2017	16.3	29.8
2018	16.5	30
2019	16.8	30.3
2020	17	30.6
2021	17.2	30.8
2022	17.4	31
2023	17.6	31.3
2024	17.8	31.6
2025	17.9	31.9
2026	18.1	32.1
2027	18.3	32.3
2028	18.5	32.6
2029	18.8	32.8
2030	19	33
2031	19.3	33.2
2032	19.5	33.4
2033	19.8	33.6
2034	20	33.8
2035	20.3	34
2036	20.6	34.2
2037	20.8	34.4
2038	21.1	34.6
2039	21.4	34.8
2040	21.7	35
2041	22	35.2
2042	22.3	35.4
2043	22.7	35.6
2044	23	35.8
2045	23.3	36
2046	23.7	36.2
2047	24	36.4
2048	24.3	36.6
2049	24.7	36.8
2050	25	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Uganda was 17.1 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 17.8 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 167th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Uganda ranks 187th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Uganda is expected to increase to around 25 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Uganda demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Uganda
	Male	Female
0-4	8.15%	7.98%
5-9	7.24%	7.12%
10-14	6.55%	6.5%
15-19	5.8%	5.81%
20-24	5%	5.05%
25-29	4.22%	4.27%
30-34	3.37%	3.45%
35-39	2.53%	2.6%
40-44	1.84%	1.91%
45-49	1.43%	1.51%
50-54	1.15%	1.24%
55-59	0.85%	0.96%
60-64	0.58%	0.71%
65-69	0.39%	0.51%
70-74	0.25%	0.36%
75-79	0.14%	0.2%
80+	0.11%	0.23%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Uganda has high demographic potential with 80.5% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 2/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Uganda			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	93.8%	89.8%	4.02%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	95%	90.9%	4.1%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	95.9%	91.7%	4.19%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	96.3%	92.1%	4.28%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	96.3%	91.9%	4.37%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	96.1%	91.6%	4.46%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	95.9%	91.4%	4.55%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	95.9%	91.2%	4.65%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	95.9%	91.1%	4.76%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	96%	91.2%	4.86%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	96.4%	91.4%	4.97%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	97%	91.9%	5.09%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	98%	92.8%	5.2%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	99.2%	93.9%	5.34%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	100%	94.6%	5.47%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	100.7%	95.1%	5.59%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	101.2%	95.5%	5.72%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	101.7%	95.9%	5.83%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	102%	96.1%	5.94%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	102.6%	96.6%	6.04%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	103.5%	97.4%	6.14%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	104.2%	98%	6.23%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	104.6%	98.3%	6.3%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	104.7%	98.4%	6.34%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	104.6%	98.2%	6.35%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	104.5%	98.1%	6.36%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	104.6%	98.2%	6.37%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	104.6%	98.3%	6.36%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	104.8%	98.4%	6.34%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	105%	98.7%	6.32%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	105.3%	99%	6.28%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	105.6%	99.3%	6.23%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	105.7%	99.6%	6.17%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	106%	99.9%	6.1%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	106.4%	100.4%	6.03%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	108%	102%	5.98%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	109.5%	103.6%	5.92%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	110.4%	104.6%	5.84%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	111.1%	105.4%	5.74%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	111.1%	105.5%	5.61%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	111.2%	105.7%	5.47%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	111.2%	105.9%	5.33%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	110.9%	105.7%	5.18%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	110.4%	105.4%	5.03%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	110.1%	105.2%	4.87%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	109.8%	105%	4.72%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	109.3%	104.7%	4.57%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	108.7%	104.3%	4.43%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	107.9%	103.6%	4.28%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	107%	102.8%	4.15%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	106%	101.9%	4.04%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	105%	101%	3.96%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	104%	100.1%	3.89%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	103%	99.1%	3.86%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	101.7%	97.8%	3.86%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	100%	96.2%	3.87%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	97.9%	94.1%	3.88%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	95.6%	91.8%	3.88%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	93.6%	89.7%	3.89%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	91.6%	87.7%	3.9%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	89.7%	85.8%	3.91%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	88%	84.1%	3.92%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	86.6%	82.7%	3.95%	54%	39%	15%
2023	85.5%	81.5%	3.99%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	84.3%	80.2%	4.03%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Uganda decreased from 110.1% to 84.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an decreased proportion of people aged 65+

Uganda working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Uganda	World
1960	51.6%	57.6%
1961	51.3%	57.5%
1962	51.1%	57.4%
1963	50.9%	57.2%
1964	50.9%	57%
1965	51%	56.9%
1966	51%	56.8%
1967	51.1%	56.9%
1968	51.1%	56.9%
1969	51%	56.9%
1970	50.9%	57%
1971	50.8%	57.1%
1972	50.5%	57.2%
1973	50.2%	57.3%
1974	50%	57.3%
1975	49.8%	57.4%
1976	49.7%	57.5%
1977	49.6%	57.7%
1978	49.5%	58%
1979	49.4%	58.4%
1980	49.1%	58.7%
1981	49%	59%
1982	48.9%	59.3%
1983	48.8%	59.6%
1984	48.9%	59.9%
1985	48.9%	60.1%
1986	48.9%	60.4%
1987	48.9%	60.5%
1988	48.8%	60.7%
1989	48.8%	60.8%
1990	48.7%	60.9%
1991	48.6%	61%
1992	48.6%	61.1%
1993	48.6%	61.2%
1994	48.4%	61.3%
1995	48.1%	61.5%
1996	47.7%	61.7%
1997	47.5%	61.9%
1998	47.4%	62.2%
1999	47.4%	62.5%
2000	47.3%	62.8%
2001	47.3%	63.1%
2002	47.4%	63.4%
2003	47.5%	63.7%
2004	47.6%	64%
2005	47.7%	64.3%
2006	47.8%	64.5%
2007	47.9%	64.7%
2008	48.1%	64.9%
2009	48.3%	65%
2010	48.6%	65.1%
2011	48.8%	65.2%
2012	49%	65.2%
2013	49.3%	65.2%
2014	49.6%	65.2%
2015	50%	65.1%
2016	50.5%	65.1%
2017	51.1%	65%
2018	51.7%	64.9%
2019	52.2%	64.9%
2020	52.7%	64.8%
2021	53.2%	64.9%
2022	53.6%	64.9%
2023	53.9%	65%
2024	54.3%	65.1%
2025	54.7%	65.2%
2026	55.1%	65.3%
2027	55.5%	65.4%
2028	55.9%	65.4%
2029	56.2%	65.4%
2030	56.6%	65.4%
2031	57%	65.4%
2032	57.4%	65.4%
2033	57.8%	65.4%
2034	58.3%	65.3%
2035	58.8%	65.2%
2036	59.3%	65%
2037	59.7%	64.9%
2038	60.2%	64.7%
2039	60.7%	64.6%
2040	61.2%	64.5%
2041	61.6%	64.4%
2042	62%	64.3%
2043	62.4%	64.2%
2044	62.8%	64.1%
2045	63.2%	63.9%
2046	63.5%	63.8%
2047	63.9%	63.7%
2048	64.2%	63.6%
2049	64.4%	63.4%
2050	64.7%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Uganda changed from 47.6% to 54.3% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Uganda	World
1960	46.3%	37.4%
1961	46.6%	37.5%
1962	46.8%	37.6%
1963	46.9%	37.8%
1964	46.8%	38%
1965	46.7%	38%
1966	46.6%	38%
1967	46.6%	38%
1968	46.5%	37.9%
1969	46.5%	37.8%
1970	46.5%	37.7%
1971	46.7%	37.6%
1972	46.9%	37.5%
1973	47.1%	37.3%
1974	47.3%	37.2%
1975	47.4%	37.1%
1976	47.5%	36.9%
1977	47.5%	36.7%
1978	47.6%	36.3%
1979	47.7%	35.9%
1980	47.9%	35.5%
1981	48%	35.2%
1982	48%	34.9%
1983	48.1%	34.6%
1984	48%	34.3%
1985	48%	34%
1986	48%	33.8%
1987	48%	33.6%
1988	48.1%	33.4%
1989	48.1%	33.2%
1990	48.2%	33%
1991	48.3%	32.9%
1992	48.4%	32.7%
1993	48.5%	32.5%
1994	48.6%	32.3%
1995	49.1%	32.1%
1996	49.4%	31.8%
1997	49.7%	31.5%
1998	49.9%	31.1%
1999	50%	30.8%
2000	50.1%	30.4%
2001	50.1%	30%
2002	50.1%	29.6%
2003	50.1%	29.2%
2004	50.1%	28.8%
2005	50.1%	28.5%
2006	50%	28.1%
2007	50%	27.9%
2008	49.8%	27.6%
2009	49.7%	27.5%
2010	49.5%	27.3%
2011	49.3%	27.1%
2012	49.1%	27%
2013	48.8%	26.9%
2014	48.5%	26.8%
2015	48.1%	26.6%
2016	47.5%	26.5%
2017	46.9%	26.4%
2018	46.3%	26.2%
2019	45.8%	26%
2020	45.2%	25.8%
2021	44.7%	25.6%
2022	44.3%	25.3%
2023	43.9%	25%
2024	43.5%	24.7%
2025	43.1%	24.4%
2026	42.7%	24.1%
2027	42.2%	23.8%
2028	41.8%	23.4%
2029	41.3%	23.1%
2030	40.9%	22.8%
2031	40.5%	22.6%
2032	40%	22.3%
2033	39.5%	22.1%
2034	39%	21.9%
2035	38.4%	21.7%
2036	37.8%	21.6%
2037	37.3%	21.5%
2038	36.7%	21.4%
2039	36.1%	21.3%
2040	35.6%	21.2%
2041	35.1%	21.1%
2042	34.6%	21%
2043	34.1%	21%
2044	33.6%	20.9%
2045	33.1%	20.8%
2046	32.7%	20.7%
2047	32.3%	20.7%
2048	31.8%	20.6%
2049	31.5%	20.5%
2050	31.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Uganda decreased from 50.1% to 43.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Uganda	World
1960	2.07%	4.97%
1961	2.1%	4.99%
1962	2.14%	5.01%
1963	2.18%	5.02%
1964	2.23%	5.04%
1965	2.28%	5.08%
1966	2.32%	5.12%
1967	2.38%	5.16%
1968	2.43%	5.2%
1969	2.48%	5.24%
1970	2.53%	5.28%
1971	2.58%	5.32%
1972	2.63%	5.37%
1973	2.68%	5.42%
1974	2.73%	5.47%
1975	2.79%	5.53%
1976	2.84%	5.59%
1977	2.89%	5.65%
1978	2.94%	5.71%
1979	2.98%	5.77%
1980	3.02%	5.81%
1981	3.05%	5.81%
1982	3.08%	5.8%
1983	3.1%	5.79%
1984	3.1%	5.8%
1985	3.11%	5.82%
1986	3.11%	5.86%
1987	3.11%	5.91%
1988	3.1%	5.95%
1989	3.08%	6.01%
1990	3.06%	6.07%
1991	3.03%	6.14%
1992	3%	6.21%
1993	2.96%	6.29%
1994	2.92%	6.37%
1995	2.87%	6.45%
1996	2.83%	6.53%
1997	2.77%	6.61%
1998	2.72%	6.68%
1999	2.66%	6.76%
2000	2.59%	6.84%
2001	2.53%	6.92%
2002	2.46%	7.01%
2003	2.39%	7.1%
2004	2.32%	7.18%
2005	2.25%	7.26%
2006	2.18%	7.34%
2007	2.12%	7.41%
2008	2.06%	7.47%
2009	2.01%	7.52%
2010	1.96%	7.58%
2011	1.93%	7.66%
2012	1.91%	7.78%
2013	1.9%	7.92%
2014	1.91%	8.08%
2015	1.94%	8.26%
2016	1.96%	8.45%
2017	1.98%	8.65%
2018	2.01%	8.88%
2019	2.04%	9.1%
2020	2.06%	9.33%
2021	2.09%	9.53%
2022	2.12%	9.74%
2023	2.15%	9.98%
2024	2.19%	10.2%
2025	2.23%	10.4%
2026	2.27%	10.6%
2027	2.32%	10.8%
2028	2.36%	11.1%
2029	2.42%	11.5%
2030	2.47%	11.7%
2031	2.54%	12%
2032	2.6%	12.3%
2033	2.68%	12.6%
2034	2.75%	12.8%
2035	2.83%	13.1%
2036	2.91%	13.4%
2037	2.99%	13.7%
2038	3.07%	13.9%
2039	3.15%	14.1%
2040	3.23%	14.3%
2041	3.32%	14.5%
2042	3.4%	14.7%
2043	3.49%	14.9%
2044	3.58%	15%
2045	3.67%	15.2%
2046	3.77%	15.4%
2047	3.88%	15.7%
2048	4%	15.9%
2049	4.13%	16.1%
2050	4.27%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Uganda decreased from 2.32% to 2.19% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.