Polygamy in Uganda

Polygamy is legal in Uganda, where a man is allowed to marry multiple wives at a time. Due to this, most families tend to contain an abundance of children.[citation needed]

According to the 2014 Census of Uganda, 8.3% of all women aged 18 years or more, were currently married or cohabiting in a polygamous relationship, and 7.1% of men.[1]

  1. ^ Highlights of the 2014 Census (PDF), March 2016, p. 16, archived from the original (PDF) on Jul 1, 2018