Population ages 0-14 in Uganda
Uganda: Population ages 0-14 was 43.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 0-14 in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 43.1% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Uganda peaked at 50.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.6% | 46.3% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 46.5% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 47.9% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 48.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.7% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 45.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.1% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 7 Mozambique 44.2% compare
- 8 Angola 44.1% compare
- 9 Burundi 44.0% compare
- 11 Afghanistan 42.6% compare
- 12 Mauritania 42.4% compare
- 13 Tanzania 42.3% compare
More education data for Uganda
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.5% (2017)
- Labor force, total 23.39 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Uganda?
- Population ages 0-14 in Uganda was 43.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for population ages 0-14?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.