Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Uganda: key statistics
Uganda has 51.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,206. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Kampala
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Currency
- Ugandan shilling UGX
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- ISO codes
- UGUGA
- Land neighbours
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania
Population51.4m2025 · rank 31 of 217GDP$62.0bn2025 · rank 90 of 211GDP per capita$1,2062025 · rank 190 of 211Life expectancy68.5 yrs2024 · rank 166 of 217Internet users8.9%2024 · rank 187 of 188Fertility4.172024 · rank 19 of 217CO₂ per person0.17 t2024 · rank 183 of 203Inflation3.6%2025 · rank 73 of 180
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Uganda, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Uganda by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 51.4m | 2025 | 31/217 | 8/48 | +37% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.70% | 2025 | 21/217 | 12/48 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 31.9% | 2025 | 192/217 | 39/48 | +7.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.17 | 2024 | 19/217 | 17/48 | −23% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.2% | 2025 | 212/217 | 45/48 | +0.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 43.1% | 2025 | 10/217 | 10/48 | −5.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 249.4 | 2024 | 55/216 | 8/48 | +37% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 34.4 | 2024 | 11/217 | 10/48 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 241,551 km² | 2024 | 80/216 | 28/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $62.0bn | 2025 | 90/211 | 10/46 | +91% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,206 | 2025 | 190/211 | 27/46 | +40% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $3,488 | 2025 | 182/199 | 32/46 | +59% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,120 | 2025 | 183/201 | 30/46 | +32% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 6.3% | 2025 | 28/210 | 9/46 | +1.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.5% | 2025 | 68/210 | 15/46 | +1.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 26.1% | 2025 | 18/198 | 14/45 | +2.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 24.3% | 2025 | 93/201 | 24/45 | −2.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 42.1% | 2025 | 179/201 | 31/45 | −2.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.6% | 2025 | 91/175 | 19/43 | −1.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 25.6% | 2025 | 60/163 | 10/39 | +9.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.6% | 2025 | 73/180 | 21/44 | −2.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 14.7% | 2018 | 12/136 | 6/36 | +1.5 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 19.8% | 2018 | 13/136 | 7/36 | −0.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 3,602.99 | 2025 | 12/210 | 3/47 | +11% | — | |
| Government debt | 54.4% | 2024 | 35/78 | 7/15 | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 12.6% | 2024 | 102/142 | 18/32 | — | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 16.6% | 2023 | 116/142 | 17/32 | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 39.2% | 2024 | 68/119 | 25/43 | +12.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.96% | 2025 | 67/156 | 12/45 | +1.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 21.4% | 2025 | 141/184 | 27/43 | +8.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 28.8% | 2025 | 137/184 | 26/43 | +3.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 50.2% | 2025 | 144/184 | 27/43 | +12.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -5.2% | 2025 | 133/185 | 25/42 | ±0.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 5.4% | 2025 | 40/197 | 11/46 | +3.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 4.5% | 2025 | 58/178 | 14/41 | +1.7 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 473,000 | 2020 | 129/196 | 19/42 | −50% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 2025 | 157/187 | 38/47 | +0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 4.2% | 2025 | 167/187 | 35/47 | +0.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 80.0% | 2025 | 8/187 | 4/47 | +4.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 75.6% | 2025 | 9/187 | 6/47 | +1.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $2.3bn | 2023 | 18/145 | 9/48 | +33% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 4.7% | 2023 | 48/139 | 25/47 | −1.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $46.4 | 2023 | 90/145 | 34/48 | −3.4% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 54.4% | 2023 | 10/151 | 10/44 | −1.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 72.3% | 2023 | 10/151 | 10/44 | −1.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 16.1% | 2023 | 103/145 | 44/45 | −3.6 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 38.2 | 2023 | 52/151 | 23/44 | −6.8% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 20.9% | 2024 | 22/167 | 17/44 | −3.6 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 34.1% | 2025 | 50/190 | 11/46 | −0.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 77.0% | 2024 | 104/141 | 13/41 | +8.5 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 73.5% | 2024 | 105/147 | 12/41 | +11.6 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 106.2% | 2017 | — | — | −13.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 24.1% | 2007 | — | — | +13.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 4.6% | 2014 | — | — | +1.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 53.3% | 2017 | — | — | +1.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 42.7 | 2017 | 13/173 | 11/40 | −14% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.6% | 2022 | 156/184 | 33/43 | +0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 68.5 yrs | 2024 | 166/217 | 10/48 | +8.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 35.9 | 2024 | 31/196 | 26/48 | −14% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 48.7 | 2024 | 31/196 | 26/48 | −19% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 170 | 2023 | 45/194 | 37/48 | −45% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.2% | 2023 | 150/193 | 28/48 | −1.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $45.2 | 2023 | 177/193 | 35/48 | −15% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.19 | 2022 | 153/180 | 22/46 | +95% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 90% | 2024 | 101/193 | 11/48 | +5.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 4.9% | 2024 | 10/153 | 10/44 | −2.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 24.4% | 2022 | 46/154 | 30/46 | −9.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 63.0% | 2024 | 195/206 | 36/46 | +16.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 23.9% | 2024 | 192/203 | 36/46 | +3.7 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 8.9% | 2024 | 187/188 | 45/46 | +3.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 83.2 | 2024 | 165/210 | 28/48 | +49% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.2 | 2024 | 189/208 | 33/48 | +37% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 55.3% | 2024 | 193/215 | 28/48 | +34.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 2.0% | 2024 | 188/192 | 44/48 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.17 t | 2024 | 183/203 | 36/47 | +24% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 90.9% | 2022 | 6/212 | 6/48 | −2.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 90.0% | 2021 | 16/206 | 8/48 | +27.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 11.9% | 2024 | 159/214 | 37/48 | −1.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 43.6% | 2024 | 11/206 | 5/48 | +1.9 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.6% | 2022 | 139/177 | 31/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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