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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 5.9 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd 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 -0.3% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Belarus vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Uganda
2100 4,398,633 122,497,526
2099 4,449,573 122,436,109
2098 4,500,269 122,364,302
2097 4,550,935 122,266,255
2096 4,601,487 122,146,810
2095 4,652,286 121,976,411
2094 4,703,117 121,799,752
2093 4,754,252 121,584,860
2092 4,805,369 121,336,796
2091 4,856,664 121,070,447
2090 4,908,430 120,767,412
2089 4,960,656 120,427,771
2088 5,013,287 120,064,594
2087 5,066,741 119,668,549
2086 5,120,920 119,256,686
2085 5,176,048 118,815,763
2084 5,232,002 118,339,179
2083 5,288,854 117,821,938
2082 5,346,728 117,274,958
2081 5,405,543 116,707,394
2080 5,465,448 116,096,095
2079 5,526,121 115,474,153
2078 5,587,557 114,805,376
2077 5,650,096 114,118,687
2076 5,713,205 113,390,189
2075 5,777,144 112,637,851
2074 5,841,895 111,863,410
2073 5,907,671 111,070,771
2072 5,974,027 110,240,940
2071 6,041,554 109,392,890
2070 6,109,593 108,505,633
2069 6,178,463 107,607,659
2068 6,247,964 106,677,578
2067 6,318,511 105,722,829
2066 6,389,815 104,739,111
2065 6,461,651 103,737,893
2064 6,533,883 102,701,560
2063 6,606,470 101,646,533
2062 6,679,180 100,561,859
2061 6,751,939 99,450,764
2060 6,825,105 98,334,788
2059 6,898,206 97,187,498
2058 6,970,893 96,014,439
2057 7,043,508 94,821,765
2056 7,115,638 93,613,209
2055 7,187,104 92,385,049
2054 7,257,138 91,132,827
2053 7,326,052 89,857,705
2052 7,393,630 88,568,311
2051 7,459,522 87,270,603
2050 7,524,239 85,957,376
2049 7,588,059 84,632,277
2048 7,651,163 83,284,965
2047 7,712,657 81,928,165
2046 7,773,226 80,569,225
2045 7,833,564 79,208,662
2044 7,893,753 77,834,944
2043 7,953,762 76,453,982
2042 8,013,962 75,075,287
2041 8,075,253 73,701,695
2040 8,136,633 72,333,375
2039 8,198,487 70,963,211
2038 8,260,287 69,580,447
2037 8,321,922 68,186,136
2036 8,384,012 66,804,746
2035 8,446,649 65,411,934
2034 8,509,786 64,023,352
2033 8,573,478 62,634,483
2032 8,637,170 61,235,174
2031 8,700,460 59,825,075
2030 8,764,169 58,415,479
2029 8,827,965 57,006,283
2028 8,890,419 55,596,520
2027 8,952,131 54,191,271
2026 9,013,835 52,792,624
2025 9,073,924 51,400,003
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/uganda | CC BY

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 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd 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 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 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 -0.64% 2.77%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Belarus Uganda
Current population
9013835
53170946
Population rank 102/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.64%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 22/197
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 - -3,119 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 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 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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