Population: 22 167 195 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 51% (male 5 682 510; female 5 643 962)
15-64 years: 47% (male 5 157 818; female 5 199 080)
65 years and over: 2% (male 236 374; female 247 451) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.85% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 49.21 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 18.95 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.8 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries including: Sudan 175 000 Rwanda possibly 10 000 and Democratic Republic of the Congo about 5 000

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 92.86 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 42.6 years
male: 41.81 years
female: 43.41 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 7.09 children born/woman (1998 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 national language taught in grade schools used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts) Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages preferred for native language publications and may be taught in school) other Niger-Congo languages Nilo-Saharan languages Swahili Arabic

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