Uganda: Percent children

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 Uganda

Population ages 0-14, percent of total

 Latest value 43.11
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 47.78
 Min - Max 43.11 - 50.13
 Source United Nations Population Division
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The latest value from 2025 is 43.11 percent, a decline from 43.54 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 25.48 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from 1960 to 2025 is 47.78 percent. The minimum value, 43.11 percent, was reached in 2025 while the maximum of 50.13 percent was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Uganda: Percent children
 2025 43.11
 2024 43.54
 2023 43.94
 2022 44.31
 2021 44.73
 2020 45.22
 2019 45.76
 2018 46.33




Definition: Total population below the age of 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 51.38 2025 million
 Percent urban population 31.94 2025 percent
 Population density 243 2023 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 2.23 2025 percent
 Percent children 43.11 2025 percent
 Percent female population 50.38 2025 percent
 Rural population, percent 68.06 2025 percent
 Age dependency ratio 82.95 2025 percent
 Refugee population 1,577,498 2023 refugees
 Migrant population 4 2024 percent
 Population growth 2.70 2025 percent
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