Gender in Uganda 248 indicators covering gender for Uganda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 2030 up 18.6% 15th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year 2030 down 37.8% 24th Population 34,459 2030 up 41.5% 36th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 2030 up 41.5% 36th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year 2030 down 27.3% 13th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 2025 up 19.5% 15th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 2025 up 20.3% 15th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 2025 up 20.7% 15th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 2025 up 21.7% 15th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 2025 up 21.2% 15th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 2025 up 22.4% 15th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 2025 up 21.2% 15th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 2025 up 22.6% 15th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 781,759 2025 up 21.2% 15th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 797,798 2025 up 22.7% 15th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 764,483 2025 up 21.3% 15th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 779,769 2025 up 22.9% 15th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 19.82 2027 down 29.8% 181st Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.636 2025 down 18.9% 126th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.426 2025 down 37.5% 140th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.496 2025 down 31.5% 141st Women's Political Participation Index 0.978 2025 up 0.2% 62nd Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.636 2025 down 18.9% 126th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.636 2025 down 18.9% 126th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -10.04 % change on previous year 2025 down 212.9% 173rd Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.636 2025 down 18.9% 126th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 14.1% 2024 up 69.2% 164th Prevalence of obesity, male 4.5% 2024 up 142.2% 185th Life expectancy at age 60, female 20.67 years 2024 up 8.6% 128th Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.58 years 2024 up 2.6% 151st Share of women who are obese 14.1% 2024 up 69.3% 167th Share of women who are overweight or obese 35.4% 2024 up 34.0% 176th Share of overweight men vs. women 17.1% 2024 up 66.4% 191st Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 70.8% 2024 up 16.8% 182nd Share of women who are married or in a union 18.3% 2022 down 6.5% 30th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.9% 22nd Population, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 6.8% 23rd Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.6% 81st Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 59.04 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 6.0% 167th Women, Business and the Law Index 83.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 19.6% 76th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 10.3% 11th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 242.65 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.7% 37th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 9.6% 177th Labor force, female 11.27 million 2025 up 53.2% 27th Labor force, female, per capita 0.2193 units per person 2025 up 11.9% 73rd Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.32 index 2025 up 8.0% 2nd Page 1 of 5 Next →