Area Database (v4.2.1)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Uganda
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Uganda (Africa)  
Total 118 118 118 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 121 122 122 121 120 120 119 118 116 115 113 112 111 109 108 106
Central (Central 1, Central 2, Kampala) 118 117 117 116 115 115 114 113 113 112 111 111 110
Eastern (Eastern, East Central) 112 114 116 118 119 121 123 125 127 129 130 132 134
Northern (North, Karamoja, West Nile) 102 103 105 107 109 111 113 114 116 118 120 122 124
Western (Western, Southwest) 136 134 132 131 129 127 125 123 121 120 118 116 114
Central 1 (Central South) 120 120 119 118 117 117 116 115 115 110 106 101 96.7 92.2 87.7 83.2 78.8
Central 2 (Central North) 136 133 131 129 126 124 122 120 117 115 114 112 110 108 106 104 102
East Central (Busoga) 143 142 141 140 140 139 138 137 136 134 133 131 130 128 127 125 123
Eastern (Bukedi, Bugishu, Teso) 139 138 137 137 136 136 135 134 134 130 127 124 121 118 115 112 109
Kampala 70.1 68.0 65.8 63.7 61.6 59.4 57.3 55.1 53.0 54.2 55.4 56.6 57.8 59.0 60.2 61.4 62.6
North (Karamoja, Lango, Acholi) 141 140 139 139 138 137 136 135 134 132 129 126 123 121 118 115 112
Southwest (Ankole, Kigezi) 114 115 115 116 116 117 117 118 118 117 116 114 113 112 111 109 108
West Nile 116 116 116 116 115 115 115 115 114 116 118 119 121 123 124 126 127
Western (Bunyoro, Tooro) 117 117 118 118 119 119 120 120 121 119 117 115 114 112 110 108 107
Lighter numbers are estimates