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Uganda: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 47,249,585 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.999 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 86.83 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 26.159 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 31.2 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 62.705 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 4.4 billion kWh (2021) #126
Consumption 3.07 billion kWh (2021) #133
Exports 0.22 billion kWh (2021) #85
Imports 0.02 billion kWh (2021) #114
Renewable Electricity Generation 4.34 billion kWh (2021) #92

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 41.21 thousand bbl/day (2021) #107
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 2.5 billion bbl (2021) #30

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0.5 trillion cu ft (2021) #74

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 47 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 24,472,033 (2018 est.)
Highways 20,544 km (2017)
Internet Users 18,148,923 (2017 est.)
Railways 1,244 km (2014)
Telephones 186,902 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Total Area241,038 sq. km
Land Area197,100 sq. km
Water Area43,938 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Terrainmostly plateau with rim of mountains
Lowest PointAlbert Nile 621 m
Highest Point Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020