Demographics of Uganda

The total population of Uganda is 44,270,563 people. People in Uganda speak the English, and Swahili languages. The linguistic diversity of Uganda is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Uganda is 0.9227. The median age is approximately 15.5 years. Life expectancy in Uganda is 57. The female fertility rate in Uganda is 5.9. Around 4% of the population of Uganda are obese. The ethnic diversity is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Uganda is 0.9302. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Uganda see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population

In Uganda, the population density is 152 people per square kilometer (395 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be densely populated. The total population of Uganda is 44,270,563 people. Uganda has approximately 531,401 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Uganda represent 0.3 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Uganda represent 1.4 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Uganda is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Uganda is 0.9302. This means that there is a very high number of unique ethnic groups in Uganda. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Uganda on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age

The median age is approximately 15.5 years. The median age for men is 15.5, while the median age for women is 15.6.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.03. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.01; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.01; sex ratio over 64 - 0.71; total sex ratio - 1. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Uganda is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 86.7% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. Besides Christianity, there are some followers of Islam in Uganda. The religious diversity of Uganda is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Uganda. The index of religious fractionalization in Uganda is 0.6332. This score means that there are several major religions distributed evenly within Uganda.

General development

Uganda is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Uganda may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Uganda, 14.69 in every 100 people use internet. Uganda has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.484. Uganda has a lower medium HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will struggle to attain a desirable life due to flawed economic and social systems. The migration rate in Uganda is -0.74%. In Uganda, 24.5% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Uganda is fairly high, but is not reason for complete concern with regard to investments. Potential financial backers should look at other economic markers, including GDP, urbanization rate, and strength of currency, before making any decisions regarding investments.

Language

People in Uganda speak the English, and Swahili languages. The linguistic diversity of Uganda is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Uganda. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Uganda is 0.9227. This means that several major languages within Uganda co-exist together. There are several additional minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.