Population, age 16, total in Uganda
Uganda: Population, age 16, total was 924,234 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Uganda, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 924,234 for population, age 16, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Uganda peaked at 924,234 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 391,515, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 460,363 | 391,515 | 537,250 | 10 |
| 2000s | 664,635 | 557,839 | 775,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 853,896 | 800,085 | 924,234 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Uganda?
- Population, age 16, total in Uganda was 924,234 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 924,234 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 391,515 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for population, age 16, total?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.