Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Uganda

Children under 15 in Uganda in 2025 — 22,152,625 people. Ranked 17 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 525.9%.

2025 22.15M people +1.72% vs 2024
World rank 17of 217
Period maximum 22.15M people2025
Period minimum 3.54M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Uganda, 1960–2025010M20M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,539,281 people1962: 3,787,680 people1964: 4,021,119 people1966: 4,254,502 people1968: 4,516,449 people1970: 4,804,349 people1972: 5,102,546 people1974: 5,401,490 people1976: 5,714,086 people1978: 6,035,918 people1980: 6,352,590 people1982: 6,665,902 people1984: 7,013,770 people1986: 7,425,011 people1988: 7,916,201 people1990: 8,472,970 people1992: 9,090,953 people1994: 9,781,183 people1996: 10,497,076 people1998: 11,237,658 people2000: 12,014,446 people2002: 12,798,998 people2004: 13,599,463 people2006: 14,408,196 people2008: 15,219,661 people2010: 16,027,726 people2012: 16,851,425 people2014: 17,651,085 people2016: 18,438,496 people2018: 19,256,735 people2020: 20,105,205 people2022: 20,962,891 people2024: 21,778,080 people2025: 22,152,625 people
Change over the period: +18.61M (+525.91%) Average annual rate: 2.86 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 22.15M people
World 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 534M people
Eastern Africa computed 206M people
Low-income countries computed 321M people
Children under 15 — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 22.15M +374,545 +1.72%
2024 21.78M +399,313 +1.87%
2023 21.38M +415,876 +1.98%
2022 20.96M +425,758 +2.07%
2021 20.54M +431,928 +2.15%
2020 20.11M +427,161 +2.17%
2019 19.68M +421,309 +2.19%
2018 19.26M +412,654 +2.19%
2017 18.84M +405,585 +2.2%
2016 18.44M +396,039 +2.2%
2015 18.04M +391,372 +2.22%
2014 17.65M +396,796 +2.3%
2013 17.25M +402,864 +2.39%
2012 16.85M +411,750 +2.5%
2011 16.44M +411,949 +2.57%
2010 16.03M +405,007 +2.59%
2009 15.62M +403,058 +2.65%
2008 15.22M +404,253 +2.73%
2007 14.82M +407,212 +2.83%
2006 14.41M +405,332 +2.89%
2005 14M +403,401 +2.97%
2004 13.6M +401,395 +3.04%
2003 13.2M +399,070 +3.12%
2002 12.8M +394,533 +3.18%
2001 12.4M +390,019 +3.25%
2000 12.01M +390,430 +3.36%
1999 11.62M +386,358 +3.44%
1998 11.24M +373,983 +3.44%
1997 10.86M +366,599 +3.49%
1996 10.5M +359,794 +3.55%
1995 10.14M +356,099 +3.64%
1994 9.78M +352,964 +3.74%
1993 9.43M +337,266 +3.71%
1992 9.09M +318,010 +3.62%
1991 8.77M +299,973 +3.54%
1990 8.47M +285,637 +3.49%
1989 8.19M +271,132 +3.43%
1988 7.92M +255,022 +3.33%
1987 7.66M +236,168 +3.18%
1986 7.43M +215,631 +2.99%
1985 7.21M +195,610 +2.79%
1984 7.01M +178,916 +2.62%
1983 6.83M +168,952 +2.53%
1982 6.67M +160,514 +2.47%
1981 6.51M +152,798 +2.41%
1980 6.35M +155,176 +2.5%
1979 6.2M +161,496 +2.68%
1978 6.04M +161,904 +2.76%
1977 5.87M +159,928 +2.8%
1976 5.71M +158,124 +2.85%
1975 5.56M +154,472 +2.86%
1974 5.4M +150,552 +2.87%
1973 5.25M +148,392 +2.91%
1972 5.1M +148,372 +2.99%
1971 4.95M +149,825 +3.12%
1970 4.8M +146,840 +3.15%
1969 4.66M +141,060 +3.12%
1968 4.52M +134,927 +3.08%
1967 4.38M +127,020 +2.99%
1966 4.25M +119,919 +2.9%
1965 4.13M +113,464 +2.82%
1964 4.02M +113,877 +2.91%
1963 3.91M +119,562 +3.16%
1962 3.79M +122,971 +3.36%
1961 3.66M +125,428 +3.54%
1960 3.54M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.