Census Analytical Report - Uganda Bureau of Statistics

The 2002 Population and Housing CensusTable 4.2: Population of Selected Age Groups, 1969 – 2002Age Index 1969 1991 2002Age CategoryPopulation Aged 6 – 12 Years 22.7 22.3 21.9Population Aged less than 15 Years 46.2 47.3 49.4Population Aged Less than 18 Years 51.4 53.8 56.1Population Aged 10 – 24 Years 27.8 33.3 34.2Population Aged 13 – 19 Years 12.9 15.8 16.3Population Aged 15 – 24 Years 16.2 20.0 19.9Population Aged 18 – 30 Years 21.7 23.6 22.3Population Aged 60 Years or More 5.8 5.0 4.6Summary MeasuresDependency Ratio 101.1 102.5 110.2Median Age 17.2 16.3 15.3* These age categories are NOT mutually exclusive and therefore do not add to 100 percentA population pyramid is a pictorial representation of the age distribution of a givenpopulation. Its shape is determined by the past birth and death rates in thatpopulation. Uganda’s population pyramid (Figure 4.5) is broad based, which is acharacteristic of populations with high levels of fertility. The wide bars at the baseshow that fertility in this population is high.The sharply receding bars in the age range 20 – 44 years, assuming no significant netoutward international migration, is a reflection of high mortality. The fact that one sideis almost a mirror image of the other, shows that there has been no major sexdifferential in mortality.38