Editing Demographics of Uganda (section)

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|type =
|title=Census population
|percentages=pagr
|footnote = Source:
|1948 | 4958520
|1959 | 6536616
|1969 | 9548847
|1980 | 12636179
|1991 | 16671705
|2002 | 24442084
|2014 | 34856813
|2024 | 45900000
}}
[[File:Uganda Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg|thumb|Demographics development according to the United Nations]]
According to {{UN_Population|source}} the total population was {{UN_Population|Uganda}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only 5,158,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 48.1 percent, 49.4 percent was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.5 percent was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2015">[http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |date=May 6, 2011 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2|
! rowspan=2|Total population<br>({{times}}1000)
! colspan=3|Population percentage
|-
! aged 0–14
! aged 15–64
! aged 65+
|-
| 1950
|align=right|5,158
|{{percentage bar|43.1}}
|{{percentage bar|54.0}}
|{{percentage bar|3.0}}
|-
| 1955
|align=right|5,899
|{{percentage bar|45.1}}
|{{percentage bar|52.1}}
|{{percentage bar|2.8}}
|-
| 1960
|align=right|6,788
|{{percentage bar|45.9}}
|{{percentage bar|51.5}}
|{{percentage bar|2.6}}
|-
| 1965
|align=right|8,014
|{{percentage bar|46.6}}
|{{percentage bar|50.9}}
|{{percentage bar|2.6}}
|-
| 1970
|align=right|9,446
|{{percentage bar|46.9}}
|{{percentage bar|50.5}}
|{{percentage bar|2.6}}
|-
| 1975
|align=right|10,827
|{{percentage bar|47.3}}
|{{percentage bar|50.0}}
|{{percentage bar|2.6}}
|-
| 1980
|align=right|12,548
|{{percentage bar|47.6}}
|{{percentage bar|49.7}}
|{{percentage bar|2.6}}
|-
| 1985
|align=right|14,631
|{{percentage bar|47.8}}
|{{percentage bar|49.6}}
|{{percentage bar|2.7}}
|-
| 1990
|align=right|17,384
|{{percentage bar|48.0}}
|{{percentage bar|49.3}}
|{{percentage bar|2.7}}
|-
| 1995
|align=right|20,413
|{{percentage bar|48.5}}
|{{percentage bar|48.8}}
|{{percentage bar|2.7}}
|-
| 2000
|align=right|23,758
|{{percentage bar|48.7}}
|{{percentage bar|48.6}}
|{{percentage bar|2.7}}
|-
| 2005
|align=right|28,042
|{{percentage bar|48.8}}
|{{percentage bar|48.7}}
|{{percentage bar|2.5}}
|-
| 2010
|align=right|33,149
|{{percentage bar|49.1}}
|{{percentage bar|48.5}}
|{{percentage bar|2.5}}
|-
| 2014 Census Results
|align=right|34,856
|{{percentage bar|47.9}}
|{{percentage bar|49.2}}
|{{percentage bar|2.7}}
|}

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 27.VIII.2014):<ref name="unstats.un.org">{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 16 897 849
| align="right" | 17 736 801
| align="right" | 34 634 650
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 3 173 950
| align="right" | 2 957 078
| align="right" | 6 131 028
| align="right" | 17.70
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 2 834 456
| align="right" | 2 717 222
| align="right" | 5 551 678
| align="right" | 16.03
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 2 462 789
| align="right" | 2 457 654
| align="right" | 4 920 443
| align="right" | 14.21
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 917 797
| align="right" | 2 038 836
| align="right" | 3 956 633
| align="right" | 11.42
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 444 438
| align="right" | 1 744 173
| align="right" | 3 188 611
| align="right" | 9.21
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 143 467
| align="right" | 1 342 709
| align="right" | 2 486 176
| align="right" | 7.18
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 908 447
| align="right" | 1 043 292
| align="right" | 1 951 739
| align="right" | 5.64
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 726 355
| align="right" | 809 482
| align="right" | 1 535 837
| align="right" | 4.43
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 617 034
| align="right" | 655 383
| align="right" | 1 272 417
| align="right" | 3.67
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 452 081
| align="right" | 469 043
| align="right" | 921 124
| align="right" | 2.66
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 371 126
| align="right" | 436 977
| align="right" | 808 103
| align="right" | 2.33
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 224 765
| align="right" | 255 519
| align="right" | 480 284
| align="right" | 1.39
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 195 283
| align="right" | 244 770
| align="right" | 440 053
| align="right" | 1.27
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 136 107
| align="right" | 165 043
| align="right" | 301 150
| align="right" | 0.87
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 115 862
| align="right" | 161 374
| align="right" | 277 236
| align="right" | 0.80
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 69 095
| align="right" | 81 378
| align="right" | 150 473
| align="right" | 0.43
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 51 871
| align="right" | 79 398
| align="right" | 131 269
| align="right" | 0.38
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 21 572
| align="right" | 30 204
| align="right" | 51 776
| align="right" | 0.15
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 15 125
| align="right" | 22 046
| align="right" | 37 171
| align="right" | 0.11
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 16 229
| align="right" | 25 220
| align="right" | 41 449
| align="right" | 0.12
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 8 471 195
| align="right" | 8 131 954
| align="right" | 16 603 149
| align="right" | 47.94
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 8 000 793
| align="right" | 9 040 184
| align="right" | 17 040 977
| align="right" | 49.20
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 425 861
| align="right" | 564 663
| align="right" | 990 524
| align="right" | 2.86
|-
|}

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Based on the results of the 2014 Population Census.):<ref name="unstats.un.org"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 20 428 000
| align="right" | 21 156 000
| align="right" | 41 584 000
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 3 610 000
| align="right" | 3 519 000
| align="right" | 7 129 000
| align="right" | 17.14
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 3 150 000
| align="right" | 2 964 000
| align="right" | 6 114 000
| align="right" | 14.70
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 2 842 000
| align="right" | 2 705 000
| align="right" | 5 547 000
| align="right" | 13.34
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 2 503 000
| align="right" | 2 478 000
| align="right" | 4 981 000
| align="right" | 11.98
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 978 000
| align="right" | 2 074 000
| align="right" | 4 052 000
| align="right" | 9.74
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 480 000
| align="right" | 1 764 000
| align="right" | 3 244 000
| align="right" | 7.80
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 1 155 000
| align="right" | 1 378 000
| align="right" | 2 533 000
| align="right" | 6.09
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 913 000
| align="right" | 1 059 000
| align="right" | 1 972 000
| align="right" | 4.74
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 718 000
| align="right" | 814 000
| align="right" | 1 533 000
| align="right" | 3.69
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 605 000
| align="right" | 656 000
| align="right" | 1 261 000
| align="right" | 3.03
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 446 000
| align="right" | 468 000
| align="right" | 914 000
| align="right" | 2.20
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 357 000
| align="right" | 421 000
| align="right" | 778 000
| align="right" | 1.87
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 221 000
| align="right" | 259 000
| align="right" | 480 000
| align="right" | 1.15
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 170 000
| align="right" | 217 000
| align="right" | 387 000
| align="right" | 0.93
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 115 000
| align="right" | 144 000
| align="right" | 259 000
| align="right" | 0.62
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 83 000
| align="right" | 119 000
| align="right" | 202 000
| align="right" | 0.49
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 81 000
| align="right" | 116 000
| align="right" | 197 000
| align="right" | 0.47
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 9 602 000
| align="right" | 9 188 000
| align="right" | 18 790 000
| align="right" | 45.19
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 10 377 000
| align="right" | 11 372 000
| align="right" | 21 749 000
| align="right" | 52.30
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 449 000
| align="right" | 596 000
| align="right" | 1 045 000
| align="right" | 2.51
|-
|}

===United Nations population projections===
Numbers are in thousands.
{|
|UN medium var
| 2050 || 101,873
|}

===Refugee population===

According to the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]], Uganda hosts [[Refugees of Uganda|over 1.1 million refugees]] on its soil as of November 2018.<ref name = "UNHCR_stats">{{cite web | url=https://ugandarefugees.org/en/country/uga | title=Uganda Comprehensive Refugee Response Portal | author=<!--Not stated--> | website=Operational Data Portal | publisher=UNHCR | access-date=22 November 2018 | archive-date=27 August 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827220904/http://ugandarefugees.org/en/country/uga/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> Most come from neighbouring countries in the [[African Great Lakes]] region, particularly [[South Sudan]] (68.0%) and [[the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (24.6%).<ref name= "UNHCR_stats"/>