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Uganda
Uganda Geographical location
Uganda 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)
Uganda Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
4.5%
Smoking men
1.5%
Smoking women
7.8%
Current as of
2025
Uganda Area (sq. km)
Total area
241 038
Land area
197 100
Water area
43 938
Uganda Popular payment systems
Uganda Age structure
0-14 years
47%
15-64 years
50.6%
65+ years
2.4%
Current as of
2024
Uganda Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
0.2%
Not specified
1.6%
Current as of
2014
Uganda General Info
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
UG
Capital
Kampala
Official language
English
Uganda Average consumer spendings
Food products
38.6%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.5%
Current as of
2023
Uganda 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
Uganda 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)
Uganda Credit ratings
Fitch
B+ (2015)
Moody's
B2 (2016)
Standard & Poor's
B (2014)
Uganda Age-sex pyramid
Uganda Phone operating systems
Android
88%
iOS
6.58%
Current as of
2025
Uganda 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: 2026-04-03