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Population in Belarus compared to Uganda: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 5.93 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Belarus vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Uganda
2100 4,404,482 122,461,518
2099 4,455,490 122,400,118
2098 4,506,253 122,328,333
2097 4,556,987 122,230,315
2096 4,607,606 122,110,905
2095 4,658,472 121,940,556
2094 4,709,371 121,763,948
2093 4,760,574 121,549,120
2092 4,811,759 121,301,128
2091 4,863,122 121,034,858
2090 4,914,957 120,731,912
2089 4,967,252 120,392,371
2088 5,019,954 120,029,300
2087 5,073,478 119,633,372
2086 5,127,730 119,221,630
2085 5,182,931 118,780,837
2084 5,238,960 118,304,392
2083 5,295,887 117,787,304
2082 5,353,838 117,240,484
2081 5,412,731 116,673,088
2080 5,472,716 116,061,969
2079 5,533,470 115,440,209
2078 5,594,987 114,771,629
2077 5,657,609 114,085,142
2076 5,720,802 113,356,858
2075 5,784,826 112,604,741
2074 5,849,664 111,830,528
2073 5,915,527 111,038,122
2072 5,981,971 110,208,535
2071 6,049,588 109,360,734
2070 6,117,717 108,473,738
2069 6,186,679 107,576,028
2068 6,256,272 106,646,220
2067 6,326,913 105,691,752
2066 6,398,312 104,708,323
2065 6,470,244 103,707,399
2064 6,542,572 102,671,371
2063 6,615,256 101,616,654
2062 6,688,062 100,532,299
2061 6,760,917 99,421,530
2060 6,834,181 98,305,883
2059 6,907,379 97,158,930
2058 6,980,163 95,986,215
2057 7,052,874 94,793,892
2056 7,125,100 93,585,691
2055 7,196,662 92,357,892
2054 7,266,788 91,106,039
2053 7,335,794 89,831,291
2052 7,403,462 88,542,276
2051 7,469,442 87,244,950
2050 7,534,245 85,932,109
2049 7,598,150 84,607,399
2048 7,661,337 83,260,483
2047 7,722,913 81,904,082
2046 7,783,562 80,545,542
2045 7,843,981 79,185,378
2044 7,904,250 77,812,065
2043 7,964,339 76,431,508
2042 8,024,619 75,053,218
2041 8,085,991 73,680,031
2040 8,147,453 72,312,112
2039 8,209,389 70,942,351
2038 8,271,271 69,559,994
2037 8,332,989 68,166,092
2036 8,395,161 66,785,108
2035 8,457,882 65,392,706
2034 8,521,103 64,004,533
2033 8,584,879 62,616,072
2032 8,648,656 61,217,174
2031 8,712,030 59,807,490
2030 8,775,824 58,398,308
2029 8,839,704 56,989,526
2028 8,902,241 55,580,177
2027 8,964,035 54,175,341
2026 9,025,821 52,777,106
2025 9,085,991 51,384,894
2024 9,132,629 50,015,092
2023 9,178,298 48,656,601
2022 9,228,071 47,312,719
2021 9,302,585 45,910,930
2020 9,379,952 44,457,152
2019 9,419,758 42,999,637
2018 9,438,785 41,565,831
2017 9,458,989 40,177,388
2016 9,469,379 38,799,152
2015 9,461,076 37,531,446
2014 9,448,515 36,395,539
2013 9,443,211 35,337,042
2012 9,446,836 34,337,438
2011 9,461,643 33,354,543
2010 9,483,836 32,390,802
2009 9,504,583 31,451,151
2008 9,527,985 30,539,553
2007 9,560,953 29,653,430
2006 9,604,924 28,794,003
2005 9,663,915 27,963,289
2004 9,730,146 27,154,515
2003 9,796,749 26,352,124
2002 9,865,548 25,532,870
2001 9,928,549 24,745,676
2000 9,979,610 24,000,150
1999 10,026,738 23,257,281
1998 10,071,963 22,515,806
1997 10,117,433 21,856,046
1996 10,159,569 21,231,550
1995 10,193,831 20,665,667
1994 10,226,955 20,108,801
1993 10,239,050 19,445,161
1992 10,216,470 18,785,032
1991 10,194,050 18,155,901
1990 10,189,348 17,569,897
1989 10,170,000 17,010,698
1988 10,140,000 16,470,483
1987 10,111,000 15,954,170
1986 10,043,000 15,467,579
1985 9,975,000 15,023,681
1984 9,910,000 14,607,677
1983 9,843,000 14,221,881
1982 9,776,000 13,873,631
1981 9,710,000 13,556,452
1980 9,643,000 13,275,741
1979 9,584,000 13,002,163
1978 9,525,000 12,692,113
1977 9,463,000 12,359,669
1976 9,411,000 12,037,294
1975 9,367,000 11,725,240
1974 9,317,584 11,424,846
1973 9,257,272 11,144,236
1972 9,188,968 10,885,796
1971 9,115,576 10,618,206
1970 9,040,000 10,321,603
1969 8,960,304 10,014,858
1968 8,874,552 9,708,632
1967 8,785,648 9,408,924
1966 8,696,496 9,122,864
1965 8,610,000 8,849,203
1964 8,524,224 8,586,363
1963 8,437,232 8,333,663
1962 8,351,928 8,092,231
1961 8,271,216 7,862,217
1960 8,198,000 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Uganda
2100 -1.14% 0.05%
2099 -1.13% 0.06%
2098 -1.11% 0.08%
2097 -1.1% 0.1%
2096 -1.09% 0.14%
2095 -1.08% 0.15%
2094 -1.08% 0.18%
2093 -1.06% 0.2%
2092 -1.06% 0.22%
2091 -1.05% 0.25%
2090 -1.05% 0.28%
2089 -1.05% 0.3%
2088 -1.05% 0.33%
2087 -1.06% 0.35%
2086 -1.07% 0.37%
2085 -1.07% 0.4%
2084 -1.07% 0.44%
2083 -1.08% 0.47%
2082 -1.09% 0.49%
2081 -1.1% 0.53%
2080 -1.1% 0.54%
2079 -1.1% 0.58%
2078 -1.11% 0.6%
2077 -1.1% 0.64%
2076 -1.11% 0.67%
2075 -1.11% 0.69%
2074 -1.11% 0.71%
2073 -1.11% 0.75%
2072 -1.12% 0.78%
2071 -1.11% 0.82%
2070 -1.11% 0.83%
2069 -1.11% 0.87%
2068 -1.12% 0.9%
2067 -1.12% 0.94%
2066 -1.11% 0.97%
2065 -1.11% 1.01%
2064 -1.1% 1.04%
2063 -1.09% 1.08%
2062 -1.08% 1.12%
2061 -1.07% 1.13%
2060 -1.06% 1.18%
2059 -1.04% 1.22%
2058 -1.03% 1.26%
2057 -1.01% 1.29%
2056 -0.99% 1.33%
2055 -0.97% 1.37%
2054 -0.94% 1.42%
2053 -0.91% 1.46%
2052 -0.88% 1.49%
2051 -0.86% 1.53%
2050 -0.84% 1.57%
2049 -0.82% 1.62%
2048 -0.8% 1.66%
2047 -0.78% 1.69%
2046 -0.77% 1.72%
2045 -0.76% 1.76%
2044 -0.75% 1.81%
2043 -0.75% 1.84%
2042 -0.76% 1.86%
2041 -0.75% 1.89%
2040 -0.75% 1.93%
2039 -0.75% 1.99%
2038 -0.74% 2.04%
2037 -0.74% 2.07%
2036 -0.74% 2.13%
2035 -0.74% 2.17%
2034 -0.74% 2.22%
2033 -0.74% 2.29%
2032 -0.73% 2.36%
2031 -0.73% 2.41%
2030 -0.72% 2.47%
2029 -0.7% 2.54%
2028 -0.69% 2.59%
2027 -0.68% 2.65%
2026 -0.66% 2.71%
2025 -0.51% 2.74%
2024 -0.5% 2.79%
2023 -0.54% 2.84%
2022 -0.8% 3.05%
2021 -0.82% 3.27%
2020 -0.42% 3.39%
2019 -0.2% 3.45%
2018 -0.21% 3.46%
2017 -0.11% 3.55%
2016 0.09% 3.38%
2015 0.13% 3.12%
2014 0.06% 3%
2013 -0.04% 2.91%
2012 -0.16% 2.95%
2011 -0.23% 2.98%
2010 -0.22% 2.99%
2009 -0.25% 2.98%
2008 -0.34% 2.99%
2007 -0.46% 2.98%
2006 -0.61% 2.97%
2005 -0.68% 2.98%
2004 -0.68% 3.04%
2003 -0.7% 3.21%
2002 -0.63% 3.18%
2001 -0.51% 3.11%
2000 -0.47% 3.19%
1999 -0.45% 3.29%
1998 -0.45% 3.02%
1997 -0.41% 2.94%
1996 -0.34% 2.74%
1995 -0.32% 2.77%
1994 -0.12% 3.41%
1993 0.22% 3.51%
1992 0.22% 3.47%
1991 0.05% 3.34%
1990 0.19% 3.29%
1989 0.3% 3.28%
1988 0.29% 3.24%
1987 0.68% 3.15%
1986 0.68% 2.95%
1985 0.66% 2.85%
1984 0.68% 2.71%
1983 0.69% 2.51%
1982 0.68% 2.34%
1981 0.69% 2.11%
1980 0.62% 2.1%
1979 0.62% 2.44%
1978 0.66% 2.69%
1977 0.55% 2.68%
1976 0.47% 2.66%
1975 0.53% 2.63%
1974 0.65% 2.52%
1973 0.74% 2.37%
1972 0.81% 2.52%
1971 0.84% 2.87%
1970 0.89% 3.06%
1969 0.97% 3.15%
1968 1.01% 3.19%
1967 1.03% 3.14%
1966 1% 3.09%
1965 1.01% 3.06%
1964 1.03% 3.03%
1963 1.02% 2.98%
1962 0.98% 2.93%
1961 0.89% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Belarus Uganda
Current population
9025821
53495325
Population rank 101/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.64%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
8.19 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
4.38 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -128 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 21/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -119,059
Net migration rank 109/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -119,059
2024 -55,755 -3,119 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -56,924 -3,034 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -47,839 -8,000 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -67,118 -33,954 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -64,703 -33,954 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -32,969 -33,954 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -1,894 8,272 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -946 18,088 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -11,336 10,903 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -29,400 10,300 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -25,662 13,610 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -25,726 -495 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -28,683 -4,013 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -41,301 -8,303 999,958 -156,232
2005 -50,252 -15,451 969,096 -151,386
2004 -50,597 -10,424 938,623 -138,770
2003 -53,882 -10,795 901,374 -96,429
2002 -58,207 -11,945 868,756 -35,149
2001 -48,650 -4,469 836,751 -95,956
2000 -40,916 1,812 803,069 -52,824
1999 -49,131 2,028 775,166 -39,695
1998 -44,316 13,192 741,175 6,277
1997 -46,540 -235 727,523 -155,461
1996 -37,591 5,205 699,707 -22,795
1995 -32,621 481 697,218 -242,378
1994 -19,431 -12,570 675,092 -16,198
1993 -11,263 19,652 650,032 18,349
1992 11,238 29,477 627,139 24,723
1991 18,349 -5,876 602,740 3,643
1990 32,606 -26,497 587,291 -21,688
1989 49,833 5,639 565,367 -12,576
1988 60,840 -5,424 547,759 -20,113
1987 62,689 -12,462 527,397 -22,415
1986 74,318 -11,499 487,693 -19,485
1985 58,852 -784 462,534 -42,942
1984 64,415 -3,051 421,241 -8,818
1983 75,791 -2,938 404,940 -45,776
1982 65,499 3,339 390,820 -53,497
1981 65,057 14,998 380,028 -83,010
1980 62,101 16,616 370,287 -105,900
1979 64,481 395 381,626 -98,863
1978 67,342 -11,143 371,930 -34,606
1977 67,434 -4,925 365,216 -37,671
1976 66,677 -5,350 359,458 -42,259
1975 65,494 -6,302 354,278 -47,359
1974 71,158 -5,157 345,773 -51,910
1973 70,911 -7,357 340,780 -73,439
1972 74,036 -7,966 335,935 -86,409
1971 77,464 -5,818 328,294 -42,642
1970 75,520 -8,643 333,202 -25,646
1969 74,567 -12,833 320,486 -14,548
1968 76,782 -7,511 309,725 -3,214
1967 81,136 -13,409 296,692 -3,773
1966 84,191 -14,544 282,225 -3,021
1965 90,611 -17,979 271,830 -3,716
1964 101,618 -17,837 260,733 -3,169
1963 113,160 -28,653 250,885 -3,058
1962 124,945 -32,996 241,513 -6,470
1961 134,490 -26,780 232,894 -7,893
1960 136,399 -27,382 225,080 -7,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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