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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 400
Inflation rate
3.3% (2024)
Unemployment rate
2.9% (2024)
Below the poverty line
20.3% (2019)
Gini coefficient
42.7 (2019)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
4.5%
Smoking men
1.5%
Smoking women
7.8%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
241 038
Land area
197 100
Water area
43 938
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Facebook
- Instagram
- X
Age structure
0-14 years
47%
15-64 years
50.6%
65+ years
2.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
0.2%
Not specified
1.6%
Current as of
2014
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
UG
Capital
Kampala
Official language
English
Average consumer spendings
Food products
38.6%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
6.82
Beer
0.85
Wine
0.01
Spirits
0.5
Other alcohol
5.46
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
49 283 041
Male population
24 040 560
Female population
25 242 481
Population growth rate
3.18% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
39.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
4.7 (2024)
Urbanization
26.8% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B+ (2015)
Moody's
B2 (2016)
Standard & Poors
B (2014)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
88%
iOS
6.58%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+256
Internet domain
.ug
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1
Internet user penetration
15%
Fixed internet penetration
1%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-09-03