Age dependency ratio in Uganda
Uganda: Age dependency ratio was 82.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 82.9% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Uganda peaked at 111.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2025.
That places Uganda 13th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Age dependency ratio in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 93.8% | — |
| 1961 | 95.0% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 100.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 101.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 101.7% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 102.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 102.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 103.5% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 104.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 104.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 104.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 104.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 104.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 104.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 104.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 104.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 105.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 105.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 105.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 105.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 106.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 106.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 108.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 109.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 110.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 111.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 111.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 111.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 111.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 110.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 110.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 110.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 109.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 109.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 108.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 107.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 107.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 106.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 105.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 104.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 103.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 82.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.7% | 93.8% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.9% | 96.4% | 102.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 103.5% | 105.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.9% | 105.3% | 111.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.6% | 107.0% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 91.6% | 106.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 82.9% | 89.7% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Uganda?
- Age dependency ratio in Uganda was 82.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 111.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for age dependency ratio?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.