High teenage pregnancy rates, high school dropout rates, unemployment and lack of access to reproductive health services are some of major challenges that have persisted in the country despite the efforts put in place by government, private sector and civil society organization to ensure development of the country.
According to the state minister for finance and planning David Bahati, while addressing journalists about government’s preparations ahead of world population day celebrations due to take place on 11 July at Paridi stadium in Adjumani district.
According to him, Teenage pregnancy has remained high at 25% which translates that one in four girls getting pregnant before the age of 19, and as result, many adolescent girls are denied their right and opportunity to education which traps them in a cycle of poverty.
He however noted that the coming of refuges in the country is not a threat to the increasing population of the country because the rate at which they produce is far below than the Ugandans(Nationals)
Currently Uganda has a population of not less that 40.3 million people and by the year 2050 the population is projected to increase up to 101 million people.
In Africa Nigeria still ranked no one with population of about 191 million people, followed by Ethiopia with over 104 million people, Egypt in third with over 90 million people and Uganda in 10th position.