Total dependency ratio rose 0.686% to 88.8% in Uganda in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Uganda reached an all time high of 111% in 2001 and an all time low of 88.2% in 2021. When compared to Uganda's main peers, total dependency ratio in Kenya amounted to 69.3%, 69.0% in Rwanda, 71.3% in South Sudan and 80.1% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2022.
Uganda has been ranked 4th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Angola | % | 61.0% | 60.0% | 59.0% | 58.1% | 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Burundi | % | 64.3% | 63.9% | 63.5% | 63.1% | 62.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | % | 47.4% | 47.0% | 46.7% | 46.4% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Congo | % | 62.5% | 62.0% | 61.4% | 60.8% | 60.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 59.3% | 58.5% | 57.7% | 57.0% | 56.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 44.7% | 44.1% | 43.8% | 43.4% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 53.9% | 53.6% | 53.3% | 53.0% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | 50.0% | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.0% | 48.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | % | 66.7% | 65.6% | 64.6% | 63.6% | 62.6% | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | 53.7% | 53.0% | 52.4% | 51.8% | 51.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | % | 52.1% | 51.6% | 51.1% | 50.6% | 50.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 64.3% | 63.7% | 63.1% | 62.4% | 61.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 63.8% | 62.8% | 61.9% | 61.0% | 60.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 72.4% | 72.0% | 71.5% | 70.9% | 70.4% |