Languages of the country
Uganda
Official languages (2): Swahili, English. Population (CLDR): 49 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Swahili Kiswahili | Co-official | 75% |
| English | Co-official | 3.9% |
| Ganda Luganda | Widely used | 13% |
| Nyankole Runyankore | Minority | 6.3% |
| Chiga Rukiga | Minority | 5.4% |
| Soga Olusoga | Minority | 5.3% |
| Teso Kiteso | Minority | 3.9% |
| Lango (Uganda) | Minority | 3.8% |
| Acoli | Minority | 3.7% |
| Masaaba | Minority | 2.9% |
| Kinyarwanda | Minority | 2.1% |
| Hindi हिन्दी | Minority | <0.1% |
Uganda on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 51.4 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldUgandan shilling (UGX)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+3Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType G · 240 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world7 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- Volcano & earthquake map2 volcanoesSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)
- VPN provider mapServers of 1 VPN providerSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)