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Population change

A case study of Uganda

This article provides a case study of a country with a classic youthful population structure and rapid population growth: Uganda. What are the reasons behind this population structure, and the implications for the future of the country?

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In 2012 the government of Uganda announced that it had the youngest population in the world, with 78% of people under the age of 30, and 52% under 15.Uganda’s population is currently growing at just over 3% per year, making it the fifth fastest growing population in the world, behind fellow African countries Niger, Burundi,

Malawi and South Sudan. The fastest of these has a growth rate of just over 4%. Estimates suggest that Uganda’s population will rise from today’s 37 million to around 47 million by 2025, and be close to 100 million by 2050.

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