Population ages 0-14 in Uganda
Uganda: Population ages 0-14 was 43.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
43.1%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 217 countries
All-time high
50.1%
in 2001
All-time low
43.1%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population ages 0-14 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.3% | — |
| 1961 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 217 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.