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Results released by UBOS indicate that Ugandans are now at 45.9m
Uganda’s population is now 45.9 million, an increase of 11.3 million over the last 10 years, according to provisional census figures released today. Uganda remains among the youngest countries in the world, with 50.5% of the population below 17 – but also with the world’s oldest leaders. At 45.9 million, Uganda’s population is the 4th biggest in the East African Community, behind DRC, Tanzania, and Kenya. Interestingly, the Bureau of Statistics chief cost of census was 1.9$ per person, compared to 2.1$ spent in Kenya.