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

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The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,804,871 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,788,071 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 4.96 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.8M (2.53% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Portugal vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Uganda
2100 9,079,610 122,461,518
2099 9,084,930 122,400,118
2098 9,089,064 122,328,333
2097 9,094,546 122,230,315
2096 9,100,755 122,110,905
2095 9,108,548 121,940,556
2094 9,113,366 121,763,948
2093 9,118,286 121,549,120
2092 9,123,579 121,301,128
2091 9,127,714 121,034,858
2090 9,132,140 120,731,912
2089 9,136,870 120,392,371
2088 9,141,647 120,029,300
2087 9,147,996 119,633,372
2086 9,152,804 119,221,630
2085 9,158,263 118,780,837
2084 9,165,158 118,304,392
2083 9,171,574 117,787,304
2082 9,179,958 117,240,484
2081 9,190,466 116,673,088
2080 9,201,621 116,061,969
2079 9,214,398 115,440,209
2078 9,228,555 114,771,629
2077 9,243,708 114,085,142
2076 9,262,542 113,356,858
2075 9,282,392 112,604,741
2074 9,305,608 111,830,528
2073 9,330,117 111,038,122
2072 9,353,771 110,208,535
2071 9,380,991 109,360,734
2070 9,409,668 108,473,738
2069 9,440,299 107,576,028
2068 9,473,457 106,646,220
2067 9,506,001 105,691,752
2066 9,539,597 104,708,323
2065 9,574,237 103,707,399
2064 9,611,738 102,671,371
2063 9,649,045 101,616,654
2062 9,686,737 100,532,299
2061 9,723,601 99,421,530
2060 9,762,379 98,305,883
2059 9,801,072 97,158,930
2058 9,841,936 95,986,215
2057 9,880,092 94,793,892
2056 9,918,643 93,585,691
2055 9,958,971 92,357,892
2054 9,997,570 91,106,039
2053 10,037,385 89,831,291
2052 10,076,095 88,542,276
2051 10,112,788 87,244,950
2050 10,149,626 85,932,109
2049 10,187,172 84,607,399
2048 10,221,034 83,260,483
2047 10,255,340 81,904,082
2046 10,289,266 80,545,542
2045 10,321,807 79,185,378
2044 10,353,338 77,812,065
2043 10,384,554 76,431,508
2042 10,412,950 75,053,218
2041 10,440,054 73,680,031
2040 10,469,380 72,312,112
2039 10,497,556 70,942,351
2038 10,523,869 69,559,994
2037 10,548,445 68,166,092
2036 10,573,361 66,785,108
2035 10,597,352 65,392,706
2034 10,621,955 64,004,533
2033 10,645,024 62,616,072
2032 10,668,384 61,217,174
2031 10,689,372 59,807,490
2030 10,708,819 58,398,308
2029 10,729,893 56,989,526
2028 10,752,023 55,580,177
2027 10,770,712 54,175,341
2026 10,788,071 52,777,106
2025 10,804,871 51,384,894
2024 10,694,681 50,015,092
2023 10,578,174 48,656,601
2022 10,434,332 47,312,719
2021 10,361,831 45,910,930
2020 10,297,081 44,457,152
2019 10,286,263 42,999,637
2018 10,283,822 41,565,831
2017 10,300,300 40,177,388
2016 10,325,452 38,799,152
2015 10,358,076 37,531,446
2014 10,401,062 36,395,539
2013 10,457,295 35,337,042
2012 10,514,844 34,337,438
2011 10,557,560 33,354,543
2010 10,573,100 32,390,802
2009 10,568,247 31,451,151
2008 10,558,177 30,539,553
2007 10,542,964 29,653,430
2006 10,522,288 28,794,003
2005 10,503,330 27,963,289
2004 10,483,861 27,154,515
2003 10,458,821 26,352,124
2002 10,419,631 25,532,870
2001 10,362,722 24,745,676
2000 10,289,898 24,000,150
1999 10,217,828 23,257,281
1998 10,160,196 22,515,806
1997 10,108,977 21,856,046
1996 10,063,945 21,231,550
1995 10,026,176 20,665,667
1994 9,991,525 20,108,801
1993 9,964,675 19,445,161
1992 9,952,494 18,785,032
1991 9,960,235 18,155,901
1990 9,983,218 17,569,897
1989 10,005,000 17,010,698
1988 10,019,610 16,470,483
1987 10,030,031 15,954,170
1986 10,032,734 15,467,579
1985 10,023,613 15,023,681
1984 9,996,232 14,607,677
1983 9,957,865 14,221,881
1982 9,911,771 13,873,631
1981 9,851,362 13,556,452
1980 9,766,312 13,275,741
1979 9,661,265 13,002,163
1978 9,558,250 12,692,113
1977 9,455,675 12,359,669
1976 9,355,810 12,037,294
1975 9,093,470 11,725,240
1974 8,754,365 11,424,846
1973 8,633,100 11,144,236
1972 8,630,430 10,885,796
1971 8,643,756 10,618,206
1970 8,680,431 10,321,603
1969 8,757,705 10,014,858
1968 8,836,650 9,708,632
1967 8,874,520 9,408,924
1966 8,930,990 9,122,864
1965 8,998,595 8,849,203
1964 9,035,365 8,586,363
1963 9,030,355 8,333,663
1962 8,993,985 8,092,231
1961 8,929,316 7,862,217
1960 8,857,716 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 Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 462,619 people (a 4.48% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 5.92% to 10,149,626 people with a rank change from 91st to 97th. 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 Portugal's population already peaked in 2025 at 10.8M people and is projected to decrease to 9.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Uganda
2100 -0.06% 0.05%
2099 -0.05% 0.06%
2098 -0.06% 0.08%
2097 -0.07% 0.1%
2096 -0.09% 0.14%
2095 -0.05% 0.15%
2094 -0.05% 0.18%
2093 -0.06% 0.2%
2092 -0.05% 0.22%
2091 -0.05% 0.25%
2090 -0.05% 0.28%
2089 -0.05% 0.3%
2088 -0.07% 0.33%
2087 -0.05% 0.35%
2086 -0.06% 0.37%
2085 -0.08% 0.4%
2084 -0.07% 0.44%
2083 -0.09% 0.47%
2082 -0.11% 0.49%
2081 -0.12% 0.53%
2080 -0.14% 0.54%
2079 -0.15% 0.58%
2078 -0.16% 0.6%
2077 -0.2% 0.64%
2076 -0.21% 0.67%
2075 -0.25% 0.69%
2074 -0.26% 0.71%
2073 -0.25% 0.75%
2072 -0.29% 0.78%
2071 -0.3% 0.82%
2070 -0.32% 0.83%
2069 -0.35% 0.87%
2068 -0.34% 0.9%
2067 -0.35% 0.94%
2066 -0.36% 0.97%
2065 -0.39% 1.01%
2064 -0.39% 1.04%
2063 -0.39% 1.08%
2062 -0.38% 1.12%
2061 -0.4% 1.13%
2060 -0.39% 1.18%
2059 -0.42% 1.22%
2058 -0.39% 1.26%
2057 -0.39% 1.29%
2056 -0.4% 1.33%
2055 -0.39% 1.37%
2054 -0.4% 1.42%
2053 -0.38% 1.46%
2052 -0.36% 1.49%
2051 -0.36% 1.53%
2050 -0.37% 1.57%
2049 -0.33% 1.62%
2048 -0.33% 1.66%
2047 -0.33% 1.69%
2046 -0.32% 1.72%
2045 -0.3% 1.76%
2044 -0.3% 1.81%
2043 -0.27% 1.84%
2042 -0.26% 1.86%
2041 -0.28% 1.89%
2040 -0.27% 1.93%
2039 -0.25% 1.99%
2038 -0.23% 2.04%
2037 -0.24% 2.07%
2036 -0.23% 2.13%
2035 -0.23% 2.17%
2034 -0.22% 2.22%
2033 -0.22% 2.29%
2032 -0.2% 2.36%
2031 -0.18% 2.41%
2030 -0.2% 2.47%
2029 -0.21% 2.54%
2028 -0.17% 2.59%
2027 -0.16% 2.65%
2026 -0.16% 2.71%
2025 1.03% 2.74%
2024 1.1% 2.79%
2023 1.38% 2.84%
2022 0.7% 3.05%
2021 0.63% 3.27%
2020 0.11% 3.39%
2019 0.02% 3.45%
2018 -0.16% 3.46%
2017 -0.24% 3.55%
2016 -0.31% 3.38%
2015 -0.41% 3.12%
2014 -0.54% 3%
2013 -0.55% 2.91%
2012 -0.4% 2.95%
2011 -0.15% 2.98%
2010 0.05% 2.99%
2009 0.1% 2.98%
2008 0.14% 2.99%
2007 0.2% 2.98%
2006 0.18% 2.97%
2005 0.19% 2.98%
2004 0.24% 3.04%
2003 0.38% 3.21%
2002 0.55% 3.18%
2001 0.71% 3.11%
2000 0.71% 3.19%
1999 0.57% 3.29%
1998 0.51% 3.02%
1997 0.45% 2.94%
1996 0.38% 2.74%
1995 0.35% 2.77%
1994 0.27% 3.41%
1993 0.12% 3.51%
1992 -0.08% 3.47%
1991 -0.23% 3.34%
1990 -0.22% 3.29%
1989 -0.15% 3.28%
1988 -0.1% 3.24%
1987 -0.03% 3.15%
1986 0.09% 2.95%
1985 0.27% 2.85%
1984 0.39% 2.71%
1983 0.47% 2.51%
1982 0.61% 2.34%
1981 0.87% 2.11%
1980 1.09% 2.1%
1979 1.08% 2.44%
1978 1.08% 2.69%
1977 1.07% 2.68%
1976 2.88% 2.66%
1975 3.87% 2.63%
1974 1.4% 2.52%
1973 0.03% 2.37%
1972 -0.15% 2.52%
1971 -0.42% 2.87%
1970 -0.88% 3.06%
1969 -0.89% 3.15%
1968 -0.43% 3.19%
1967 -0.63% 3.14%
1966 -0.75% 3.09%
1965 -0.41% 3.06%
1964 0.06% 3.03%
1963 0.4% 2.98%
1962 0.72% 2.93%
1961 0.81% 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 Portugal grew by 1.03%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Portugal Uganda
Current population
10788071
53495325
Population rank 91/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.64%
One net population change
4.78 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
6.22 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
4.43 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +302 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +110,190 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 21/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +16,472 -119,059
Net migration rank 38/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - -119,059
2024 -34,223 20,648 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -32,792 29,102 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -40,694 68,696 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -45,592 69,606 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -39,129 54,076 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -24,687 63,031 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -25,709 22,495 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -23,691 13,979 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -23,749 -775 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -23,823 -3,209 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -22,882 -26,447 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -24,052 -36,342 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -17,875 -37,083 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -5,279 -31,513 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -4,230 -5,627 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -5,284 14,532 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 0 9,478 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -1,055 21,064 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 3,156 16,754 999,958 -156,232
2005 2,101 15,537 969,096 -151,386
2004 7,339 13,928 938,623 -138,770
2003 4,184 24,740 901,374 -96,429
2002 8,335 42,169 868,756 -35,149
2001 8,290 55,565 836,751 -95,956
2000 15,435 60,586 803,069 -52,824
1999 8,175 49,572 775,166 -39,695
1998 7,112 40,931 741,175 6,277
1997 8,087 36,922 727,523 -155,461
1996 4,026 32,640 699,707 -22,795
1995 4,011 26,971 697,218 -242,378
1994 9,991 20,761 675,092 -16,198
1993 7,972 8,561 650,032 18,349
1992 13,933 -11,847 627,139 24,723
1991 12,948 -37,914 602,740 3,643
1990 13,976 -34,855 587,291 -21,688
1989 22,011 -30,615 565,367 -12,576
1988 24,047 -26,595 547,759 -20,113
1987 28,084 -23,142 527,397 -22,415
1986 31,102 -20,000 487,693 -19,485
1985 33,077 -19,183 462,534 -42,942
1984 45,983 -16,658 421,241 -8,818
1983 47,798 -16,568 404,940 -45,776
1982 58,479 -15,006 390,820 -53,497
1981 56,152 -7,938 380,028 -83,010
1980 63,481 29,881 370,287 -105,900
1979 67,628 32,434 381,626 -98,863
1978 70,731 34,345 371,930 -34,606
1977 84,156 37,779 365,216 -37,671
1976 85,138 40,490 359,458 -42,259
1975 81,841 42,262 354,278 -47,359
1974 74,412 41,254 345,773 -51,910
1973 76,835 39,748 340,780 -73,439
1972 83,715 39,058 335,935 -86,409
1971 82,980 48,944 328,294 -42,642
1970 87,672 -191,862 333,202 -25,646
1969 89,329 -161,114 320,486 -14,548
1968 100,737 -145,200 309,725 -3,214
1967 106,495 -136,232 296,692 -3,773
1966 107,171 -129,233 282,225 -3,021
1965 115,182 -123,855 271,830 -3,716
1964 120,170 -118,763 260,733 -3,169
1963 113,783 -116,874 250,885 -3,058
1962 123,217 -113,947 241,513 -6,470
1961 117,867 -112,768 232,894 -7,893
1960 118,693 -95,886 225,080 -7,586

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

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Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 314,089 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 337,649 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, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K
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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