Facts about social media & internet usage in Uganda

This is what you need to know about Social Media platforms and internet usage in Uganda. The Drone Media collects data and all available statistics that include even the population of the country, Uganda. Below is the information:

Uganda’s population

Uganda had a population of 46.43 million in January 2021.

Uganda’s population increased by 1.4 million (+3.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

50.7% of Uganda’s population is female, while 49.3% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].

25.2% of Uganda’s population lives in urban centres, while 74.8% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in Uganda

There were 12.16 million internet users in Uganda in January 2021.

The number of internet users in Uganda increased by 1.5 million (+14%) between 2020 and 2021.

Internet penetration in Uganda stood at 26.2% in January 2021.

Note:  Data sourced from social media platforms in the internet user numbers is no longer included, so the numbers shown above and in the complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in the reports from previous years. 

Social media statistics for Uganda

There were 3.40 million social media users in Uganda in January 2021.

The number of social media users in Uganda increased by 900 thousand (+36%) between 2020 and 2021.

The number of social media users in Uganda was equivalent to 7.3% of the total population in January 2021.

Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.

Mobile connections in Uganda

There were 28.01 million mobile connections in Uganda in January 2021.

The number of mobile connections in Uganda increased by 1.1 million (+4.0%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

The number of mobile connections in Uganda in January 2021 was equivalent to 60.3% of the total population.

Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.