The constitutional right to adequate housing for women in Uganda: problems and prospects

Abstract

Uganda is one of the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs).1 This status marks it out as exhibiting particularly unpromising indicators on a range of internationally stipulated socio-economic parameters. On the other hand, it has one of the highest population growth rates in the world, which two factors together make for a problematic combination. From 2017 to 2021, for instance, while growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased to 1.3% from the previous range of 2.2%, population growth in the same period increased to 3.7% per year.2 This double reality of a high population is further exemplified by several other troubling statistics: only 75,000 jobs are currently being generated each year, out of the 700,000 required to keep pace with the increase in the available labour force; and Uganda’s current population of 42 million is projected to reach 100 million by 2050.