At least 74% of people in Uganda can read and write, according to the National Population and Housing Census 2024 Main Report launched on Thursday by Prime Minister Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja at the Serena Hotel Kampala.

The total population for Uganda as of May 2024 based on the National Population and Housing Census 2024 stands at 45,905,417 persons with the male population recorded at 21,566,736 while the Female is recorded at 24,338,681 persons.

The Population growth rate dropped slightly from 3.0 percent in 2014 to 2.9 percent in 2024.

According to population distribution, the Buganda sub-region had the largest population of 13.0 million persons, followed by Busoga (4.4 million persons) while the Karamoja sub-region had the smallest population of 1.4 million persons.

Uganda’s Population Density as of 2024 was 224 persons per square kilometre, an increase from 123 people and 173 people per square kilometre in 2002 and 2014, respectively.

The daytime population in the cities stood at 4.2 million persons with the highest share in Kampala Capital City (42.8%) and the lowest daytime population in Soroti City (3.2%).

Children aged between 0-17 years form the largest part of the population standing at 50% followed by the youth between 18-30 years at 23.5% while older persons make up 5% of the total population.