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Tabular Data - Ugandan People
| Population : |
26,404,543 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 50.6% (male 6,696,193; female 6,653,764)
15-64 years: 47.1% (male 6,199,732; female 6,233,678)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 269,990; female 351,186) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.97% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
46.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
16.61 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 86.15 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 45.28 years
male: 43.76 years
female: 46.83 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
6.64 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
4.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
600,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
84,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Baganda 17%, Ankole 8%, Basoga 8%, Iteso 8%, Bakiga 7%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Batoro 3%, Bunyoro 3%, Alur 2%, Bagwere 2%, Bakonjo 2%, Jopodhola 2%, Karamojong 2%, Rundi 2%, non-African (European, Asian, Arab) 1%, other 8% |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18% |
| 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 |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.5%
female: 60.4% (2003 est.) |
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