Uganda People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 15,158,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.1 %

Nationality: noun—Ugandan(s); adjective— Ugandan

Ethnic divisions: 99% African, 1% European, Asian, Arab

Religion: 33% Roman Catholic, 33% Protestant, 16% Muslim, rest indigenous beliefs

Language: English (official); Luganda and Swahili widely used; other Bantu and Nilotic languages

Infant mortality rate: 92/1,000^1985)

Life expectancy: men 48, women 50

Literacy: 52.3%

Labor force· estimated 4.5 million; about 250,000 in paid labor; remainder in subsistence activities

Organized labor: 125,000 union members

NOTE: The information regarding Uganda on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uganda 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uganda 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.