Uganda is one of the poorest nations in the world, with 37.7% of the population living on less than $1.25 a day. Despite making enormous progress in reducing the countrywide poverty incidence from 56% of the population in 1992 to 31% in 2005,poverty remains deep-rooted in the country's rural areas, which are home to more than 85 per cent of Ugandans.Uganda's population has grown from 4.8 million people in 1950 to 24.3 million in 2002. The current estimated population of Uganda is 35 million. Uganda has a very young population, with a median age of 15 years.Uganda has the second highest total fertility rate in the world, at 6.65 children born/woman (2012 estimates).