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KEY COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT WEBSITES
African Development Bank- Uganda
African Economic Outlook (joint ADB/OCED/UNECA site)
World Bank Country Brief- Uganda
Knowledge for Development Scorecard- Uganda
UNESCO Education Statistics- Uganda
UNDP Human Development Report-Uganda
World Health Organization- Uganda
Governance Matters 2009 Indicators- Uganda
Uganda Demographic Statistics
| Demographic Indicator | Data |
Population (mid-2009)* | 30,700,000 |
Population growth rate (Rate of Natural Incr: birth rate minus death rate, expressed as a %)* | 3.40% |
Gender (2009 est.)** | male: 50% female: 50% |
Adult Literacy rate (% aged 15 and older ) 1999-2007*** | General: 74% Men: 82% Women: 66% |
Population below poverty line (Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006)*** | 38% |
Age Distribution* | less than 15 yrs: 49% 15-65:48% 65+: 3% |
| HIV/AIDS Among Adult Population, Ages 15-49, 2007/2008 (%) | 5.4% |
Urban population* | 13% |
| Average Annual Rate of Change of Urban Population, 2005-2010 (%) | 4.4% |
| Urban Population Living in Slums (%), 2005 | 67% |
Religion (2002 census)** | Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census) |
Ethnic groups (2002 census)** | Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002 census) |
Languages** | English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
* = Population Reference Bureau |