Uganda Statistics

Population                            

29.9 million                         

Population annual growth rate

3.6%

Urban population

13%

Major ethnic and linguistic groups

Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6%

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

Religion

 Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9%

Life expectancy (at birth)

50 years

Infant mortality (under one)

78 per 1,000 live births

Under five mortality

134 per 1,000 live births

Maternal mortality rate

510 per 100,000 live births

Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)

6.7%

Percentage population with access to safe drinking water

60%

Adult literacy rate

67%

Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)

9.3

Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)

300

Proportion of population living on below $1 a day

85%

Source: World Bank, CIA World Factbook and Unicef's State of the World's Children 2008

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