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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 39.7 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Estonia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Uganda
2100 836,010 122,461,518
2099 841,611 122,400,118
2098 847,091 122,328,333
2097 852,580 122,230,315
2096 858,210 122,110,905
2095 863,813 121,940,556
2094 869,346 121,763,948
2093 874,966 121,549,120
2092 880,538 121,301,128
2091 886,175 121,034,858
2090 891,952 120,731,912
2089 897,814 120,392,371
2088 903,726 120,029,300
2087 909,938 119,633,372
2086 916,313 119,221,630
2085 922,817 118,780,837
2084 929,590 118,304,392
2083 936,429 117,787,304
2082 943,318 117,240,484
2081 950,224 116,673,088
2080 957,303 116,061,969
2079 964,518 115,440,209
2078 971,861 114,771,629
2077 979,290 114,085,142
2076 986,730 113,356,858
2075 994,224 112,604,741
2074 1,001,883 111,830,528
2073 1,009,652 111,038,122
2072 1,017,490 110,208,535
2071 1,025,441 109,360,734
2070 1,033,527 108,473,738
2069 1,041,579 107,576,028
2068 1,049,614 106,646,220
2067 1,057,732 105,691,752
2066 1,065,824 104,708,323
2065 1,073,994 103,707,399
2064 1,082,173 102,671,371
2063 1,090,322 101,616,654
2062 1,098,483 100,532,299
2061 1,106,624 99,421,530
2060 1,114,804 98,305,883
2059 1,122,732 97,158,930
2058 1,130,617 95,986,215
2057 1,138,317 94,793,892
2056 1,145,937 93,585,691
2055 1,153,485 92,357,892
2054 1,160,725 91,106,039
2053 1,167,900 89,831,291
2052 1,174,867 88,542,276
2051 1,181,816 87,244,950
2050 1,188,591 85,932,109
2049 1,195,231 84,607,399
2048 1,201,594 83,260,483
2047 1,207,963 81,904,082
2046 1,214,281 80,545,542
2045 1,220,553 79,185,378
2044 1,226,815 77,812,065
2043 1,232,969 76,431,508
2042 1,239,123 75,053,218
2041 1,245,261 73,680,031
2040 1,251,349 72,312,112
2039 1,257,523 70,942,351
2038 1,263,757 69,559,994
2037 1,270,161 68,166,092
2036 1,276,749 66,785,108
2035 1,283,416 65,392,706
2034 1,290,282 64,004,533
2033 1,297,198 62,616,072
2032 1,304,236 61,217,174
2031 1,311,342 59,807,490
2030 1,318,468 58,398,308
2029 1,325,543 56,989,526
2028 1,332,712 55,580,177
2027 1,339,889 54,175,341
2026 1,347,027 52,777,106
2025 1,366,475 51,384,894
2024 1,372,341 50,015,092
2023 1,370,286 48,656,601
2022 1,348,840 47,312,719
2021 1,330,932 45,910,930
2020 1,329,522 44,457,152
2019 1,326,898 42,999,637
2018 1,321,977 41,565,831
2017 1,317,384 40,177,388
2016 1,315,790 38,799,152
2015 1,315,407 37,531,446
2014 1,314,545 36,395,539
2013 1,317,997 35,337,042
2012 1,322,696 34,337,438
2011 1,327,439 33,354,543
2010 1,331,475 32,390,802
2009 1,334,515 31,451,151
2008 1,337,090 30,539,553
2007 1,340,680 29,653,430
2006 1,346,810 28,794,003
2005 1,354,775 27,963,289
2004 1,362,550 27,154,515
2003 1,370,720 26,352,124
2002 1,379,350 25,532,870
2001 1,388,115 24,745,676
2000 1,396,985 24,000,150
1999 1,390,244 23,257,281
1998 1,386,156 22,515,806
1997 1,399,535 21,856,046
1996 1,415,594 21,231,550
1995 1,436,634 20,665,667
1994 1,462,514 20,108,801
1993 1,494,128 19,445,161
1992 1,533,091 18,785,032
1991 1,561,314 18,155,901
1990 1,569,174 17,569,897
1989 1,568,131 17,010,698
1988 1,561,900 16,470,483
1987 1,552,221 15,954,170
1986 1,540,190 15,467,579
1985 1,528,781 15,023,681
1984 1,518,617 14,607,677
1983 1,508,745 14,221,881
1982 1,498,414 13,873,631
1981 1,487,666 13,556,452
1980 1,477,219 13,275,741
1979 1,468,333 13,002,163
1978 1,460,188 12,692,113
1977 1,450,211 12,359,669
1976 1,439,576 12,037,294
1975 1,429,352 11,725,240
1974 1,418,169 11,424,846
1973 1,405,951 11,144,236
1972 1,392,518 10,885,796
1971 1,376,955 10,618,206
1970 1,360,076 10,321,603
1969 1,345,249 10,014,858
1968 1,331,214 9,708,632
1967 1,318,946 9,408,924
1966 1,308,597 9,122,864
1965 1,294,566 8,849,203
1964 1,277,086 8,586,363
1963 1,258,857 8,333,663
1962 1,241,623 8,092,231
1961 1,225,077 7,862,217
1960 1,211,537 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 Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. 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 Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Uganda
2100 -0.67% 0.05%
2099 -0.65% 0.06%
2098 -0.64% 0.08%
2097 -0.66% 0.1%
2096 -0.65% 0.14%
2095 -0.64% 0.15%
2094 -0.64% 0.18%
2093 -0.63% 0.2%
2092 -0.64% 0.22%
2091 -0.65% 0.25%
2090 -0.65% 0.28%
2089 -0.65% 0.3%
2088 -0.68% 0.33%
2087 -0.7% 0.35%
2086 -0.7% 0.37%
2085 -0.73% 0.4%
2084 -0.73% 0.44%
2083 -0.73% 0.47%
2082 -0.73% 0.49%
2081 -0.74% 0.53%
2080 -0.75% 0.54%
2079 -0.76% 0.58%
2078 -0.76% 0.6%
2077 -0.75% 0.64%
2076 -0.75% 0.67%
2075 -0.76% 0.69%
2074 -0.77% 0.71%
2073 -0.77% 0.75%
2072 -0.78% 0.78%
2071 -0.78% 0.82%
2070 -0.77% 0.83%
2069 -0.77% 0.87%
2068 -0.77% 0.9%
2067 -0.76% 0.94%
2066 -0.76% 0.97%
2065 -0.76% 1.01%
2064 -0.75% 1.04%
2063 -0.74% 1.08%
2062 -0.74% 1.12%
2061 -0.73% 1.13%
2060 -0.71% 1.18%
2059 -0.7% 1.22%
2058 -0.68% 1.26%
2057 -0.66% 1.29%
2056 -0.65% 1.33%
2055 -0.62% 1.37%
2054 -0.61% 1.42%
2053 -0.59% 1.46%
2052 -0.59% 1.49%
2051 -0.57% 1.53%
2050 -0.56% 1.57%
2049 -0.53% 1.62%
2048 -0.53% 1.66%
2047 -0.52% 1.69%
2046 -0.51% 1.72%
2045 -0.51% 1.76%
2044 -0.5% 1.81%
2043 -0.5% 1.84%
2042 -0.49% 1.86%
2041 -0.49% 1.89%
2040 -0.49% 1.93%
2039 -0.49% 1.99%
2038 -0.5% 2.04%
2037 -0.52% 2.07%
2036 -0.52% 2.13%
2035 -0.53% 2.17%
2034 -0.53% 2.22%
2033 -0.54% 2.29%
2032 -0.54% 2.36%
2031 -0.54% 2.41%
2030 -0.53% 2.47%
2029 -0.54% 2.54%
2028 -0.54% 2.59%
2027 -0.53% 2.65%
2026 -1.42% 2.71%
2025 -0.43% 2.74%
2024 0.15% 2.79%
2023 1.59% 2.84%
2022 1.35% 3.05%
2021 0.11% 3.27%
2020 0.2% 3.39%
2019 0.37% 3.45%
2018 0.35% 3.46%
2017 0.12% 3.55%
2016 0.03% 3.38%
2015 0.07% 3.12%
2014 -0.26% 3%
2013 -0.36% 2.91%
2012 -0.36% 2.95%
2011 -0.3% 2.98%
2010 -0.23% 2.99%
2009 -0.19% 2.98%
2008 -0.27% 2.99%
2007 -0.46% 2.98%
2006 -0.59% 2.97%
2005 -0.57% 2.98%
2004 -0.6% 3.04%
2003 -0.63% 3.21%
2002 -0.63% 3.18%
2001 -0.63% 3.11%
2000 0.48% 3.19%
1999 0.29% 3.29%
1998 -0.96% 3.02%
1997 -1.13% 2.94%
1996 -1.46% 2.74%
1995 -1.77% 2.77%
1994 -2.12% 3.41%
1993 -2.54% 3.51%
1992 -1.81% 3.47%
1991 -0.5% 3.34%
1990 0.07% 3.29%
1989 0.4% 3.28%
1988 0.62% 3.24%
1987 0.78% 3.15%
1986 0.75% 2.95%
1985 0.67% 2.85%
1984 0.65% 2.71%
1983 0.69% 2.51%
1982 0.72% 2.34%
1981 0.71% 2.11%
1980 0.61% 2.1%
1979 0.56% 2.44%
1978 0.69% 2.69%
1977 0.74% 2.68%
1976 0.72% 2.66%
1975 0.79% 2.63%
1974 0.87% 2.52%
1973 0.96% 2.37%
1972 1.13% 2.52%
1971 1.24% 2.87%
1970 1.1% 3.06%
1969 1.05% 3.15%
1968 0.93% 3.19%
1967 0.79% 3.14%
1966 1.08% 3.09%
1965 1.37% 3.06%
1964 1.45% 3.03%
1963 1.39% 2.98%
1962 1.35% 2.93%
1961 1.12% 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 Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Estonia Uganda
Current population
1347027
53495325
Population rank 155/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
1.5 hours
23.1 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 21/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -119,059
Net migration rank 141/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -119,059
2024 -6,038 -7,742 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -5,070 5,717 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -5,665 39,754 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -5,324 7,043 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -2,659 3,694 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -1,327 5,386 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -1,322 7,089 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -1,713 5,202 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -1,316 1,081 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -1,315 4,261 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -1,972 -674 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -1,713 -2,688 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -1,455 -3,674 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -531 -3,941 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 0 -3,781 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -400 -2,089 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -668 -2,034 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -1,608 -2,941 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -2,559 -5,351 999,958 -156,232
2005 -2,981 -5,208 969,096 -151,386
2004 -3,679 -3,681 938,623 -138,770
2003 -5,072 -3,705 901,374 -96,429
2002 -5,380 -2,889 868,756 -35,149
2001 -5,830 -3,280 836,751 -95,956
2000 -5,309 -3,083 803,069 -52,824
1999 -6,117 1,419 775,166 -39,695
1998 -7,208 -3,296 741,175 6,277
1997 -6,018 -4,066 727,523 -155,461
1996 -5,662 -10,540 699,707 -22,795
1995 -7,327 -12,655 697,218 -242,378
1994 -8,044 -17,984 675,092 -16,198
1993 -5,976 -25,501 650,032 18,349
1992 -1,993 -38,391 627,139 24,723
1991 -312 -9,712 602,740 3,643
1990 2,825 -2,660 587,291 -21,688
1989 5,803 -368 565,367 -12,576
1988 6,404 5,256 547,759 -20,113
1987 6,829 5,389 527,397 -22,415
1986 6,160 5,260 487,693 -19,485
1985 4,281 5,097 462,534 -42,942
1984 5,163 5,006 421,241 -8,818
1983 5,884 4,986 404,940 -45,776
1982 5,244 4,832 390,820 -53,497
1981 4,612 4,789 380,028 -83,010
1980 3,989 4,619 370,287 -105,900
1979 3,818 4,521 381,626 -98,863
1978 4,088 7,234 371,930 -34,606
1977 4,931 7,189 365,216 -37,671
1976 4,319 6,942 359,458 -42,259
1975 4,717 6,737 354,278 -47,359
1974 5,956 6,594 345,773 -51,910
1973 5,623 6,488 340,780 -73,439
1972 6,267 6,432 335,935 -86,409
1971 7,160 6,392 328,294 -42,642
1970 6,257 6,158 333,202 -25,646
1969 5,515 8,650 320,486 -14,548
1968 5,592 9,403 309,725 -3,214
1967 5,012 9,115 296,692 -3,773
1966 4,842 8,998 282,225 -3,021
1965 5,437 8,851 271,830 -3,716
1964 6,897 8,734 260,733 -3,169
1963 6,043 8,410 250,885 -3,058
1962 6,457 8,248 241,513 -6,470
1961 7,228 7,991 232,894 -7,893
1960 7,511 7,762 225,080 -7,586

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

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Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 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, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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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