Population: 20,158,176 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 50% (male 5,006,615; female 4,972,831)
15-64 years: 48% (male 4,842,908; female 4,874,471)
65 years and over: 2% (male 231,156; female 230,195) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.24% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 45.92 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 20.72 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including Zaire, Sudan, and Rwanda; probably in excess of 100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year; many of the 8,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
all ages: 1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 99.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 40.29 years male: 39.98 years female: 40.6 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.61 children born/woman (1996 est.)