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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 2.67 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 2.35% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Russia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Uganda
2100 124,983,377 122,497,526
2099 125,086,144 122,436,109
2098 125,186,329 122,364,302
2097 125,264,415 122,266,255
2096 125,354,177 122,146,810
2095 125,422,006 121,976,411
2094 125,474,373 121,799,752
2093 125,529,632 121,584,860
2092 125,604,261 121,336,796
2091 125,652,742 121,070,447
2090 125,707,894 120,767,412
2089 125,760,026 120,427,771
2088 125,810,124 120,064,594
2087 125,858,116 119,668,549
2086 125,926,035 119,256,686
2085 126,001,913 118,815,763
2084 126,076,414 118,339,179
2083 126,151,046 117,821,938
2082 126,234,371 117,274,958
2081 126,317,768 116,707,394
2080 126,414,511 116,096,095
2079 126,534,688 115,474,153
2078 126,674,591 114,805,376
2077 126,830,956 114,118,687
2076 126,982,766 113,390,189
2075 127,165,304 112,637,851
2074 127,362,143 111,863,410
2073 127,576,856 111,070,771
2072 127,802,632 110,240,940
2071 128,080,998 109,392,890
2070 128,353,977 108,505,633
2069 128,642,208 107,607,659
2068 128,920,237 106,677,578
2067 129,203,483 105,722,829
2066 129,511,983 104,739,111
2065 129,842,007 103,737,893
2064 130,177,089 102,701,560
2063 130,522,107 101,646,533
2062 130,851,664 100,561,859
2061 131,200,160 99,450,764
2060 131,526,812 98,334,788
2059 131,884,461 97,187,498
2058 132,247,211 96,014,439
2057 132,584,941 94,821,765
2056 132,925,501 93,613,209
2055 133,271,436 92,385,049
2054 133,595,068 91,132,827
2053 133,914,243 89,857,705
2052 134,180,223 88,568,311
2051 134,443,510 87,270,603
2050 134,687,487 85,957,376
2049 134,909,323 84,632,277
2048 135,117,641 83,284,965
2047 135,311,492 81,928,165
2046 135,482,008 80,569,225
2045 135,664,379 79,208,662
2044 135,863,165 77,834,944
2043 136,085,277 76,453,982
2042 136,307,658 75,075,287
2041 136,557,818 73,701,695
2040 136,821,807 72,333,375
2039 137,122,219 70,963,211
2038 137,433,644 69,580,447
2037 137,770,811 68,186,136
2036 138,118,955 66,804,746
2035 138,478,809 65,411,934
2034 138,852,689 64,023,352
2033 139,237,595 62,634,483
2032 139,635,142 61,235,174
2031 140,058,187 59,825,075
2030 140,453,528 58,415,479
2029 140,840,370 57,006,283
2028 141,214,141 55,596,520
2027 141,580,416 54,191,271
2026 141,906,741 52,792,624
2025 142,772,403 51,400,003
2024 143,533,851 50,015,092
2023 143,826,130 48,656,601
2022 144,236,933 47,312,719
2021 144,746,762 45,910,930
2020 145,245,148 44,457,152
2019 145,453,291 42,999,637
2018 145,398,106 41,565,831
2017 145,293,260 40,177,388
2016 145,015,460 38,799,152
2015 144,640,716 37,531,446
2014 144,237,223 36,395,539
2013 143,805,638 35,337,042
2012 143,378,447 34,337,438
2011 143,018,195 33,354,543
2010 142,849,468 32,390,802
2009 142,785,348 31,451,151
2008 142,742,366 30,539,553
2007 142,805,114 29,653,430
2006 143,049,637 28,794,003
2005 143,518,814 27,963,289
2004 144,067,316 27,154,515
2003 144,648,618 26,352,124
2002 145,306,497 25,532,870
2001 145,976,482 24,745,676
2000 146,596,869 24,000,150
1999 147,214,776 23,257,281
1998 147,670,784 22,515,806
1997 147,915,361 21,856,046
1996 148,160,129 21,231,550
1995 148,375,787 20,665,667
1994 148,407,912 20,108,801
1993 148,458,777 19,445,161
1992 148,538,197 18,785,032
1991 148,394,216 18,155,901
1990 147,969,406 17,569,897
1989 147,721,000 17,010,698
1988 146,857,000 16,470,483
1987 145,908,000 15,954,170
1986 144,894,000 15,467,579
1985 143,858,000 15,023,681
1984 142,745,000 14,607,677
1983 141,668,000 14,221,881
1982 140,823,000 13,873,631
1981 139,941,000 13,556,452
1980 139,010,000 13,275,741
1979 138,027,000 13,002,163
1978 137,060,000 12,692,113
1977 136,100,000 12,359,669
1976 135,147,000 12,037,294
1975 134,200,000 11,725,240
1974 133,432,000 11,424,846
1973 132,669,000 11,144,236
1972 131,909,000 10,885,796
1971 131,155,000 10,618,206
1970 130,404,000 10,321,603
1969 129,664,000 10,014,858
1968 128,928,000 9,708,632
1967 128,196,000 9,408,924
1966 127,468,000 9,122,864
1965 126,745,000 8,849,203
1964 125,345,000 8,586,363
1963 123,960,000 8,333,663
1962 122,591,000 8,092,231
1961 121,236,000 7,862,217
1960 119,897,000 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/russia/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. 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 Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Uganda
2100 -0.08% 0.05%
2099 -0.08% 0.06%
2098 -0.06% 0.08%
2097 -0.07% 0.1%
2096 -0.05% 0.14%
2095 -0.04% 0.15%
2094 -0.04% 0.18%
2093 -0.06% 0.2%
2092 -0.04% 0.22%
2091 -0.04% 0.25%
2090 -0.04% 0.28%
2089 -0.04% 0.3%
2088 -0.04% 0.33%
2087 -0.05% 0.35%
2086 -0.06% 0.37%
2085 -0.06% 0.4%
2084 -0.06% 0.44%
2083 -0.07% 0.47%
2082 -0.07% 0.49%
2081 -0.08% 0.53%
2080 -0.09% 0.54%
2079 -0.11% 0.58%
2078 -0.12% 0.6%
2077 -0.12% 0.64%
2076 -0.14% 0.67%
2075 -0.15% 0.69%
2074 -0.17% 0.71%
2073 -0.18% 0.75%
2072 -0.22% 0.78%
2071 -0.21% 0.82%
2070 -0.22% 0.83%
2069 -0.22% 0.87%
2068 -0.22% 0.9%
2067 -0.24% 0.94%
2066 -0.25% 0.97%
2065 -0.26% 1.01%
2064 -0.26% 1.04%
2063 -0.25% 1.08%
2062 -0.27% 1.12%
2061 -0.25% 1.13%
2060 -0.27% 1.18%
2059 -0.27% 1.22%
2058 -0.25% 1.26%
2057 -0.26% 1.29%
2056 -0.26% 1.33%
2055 -0.24% 1.37%
2054 -0.24% 1.42%
2053 -0.2% 1.46%
2052 -0.2% 1.49%
2051 -0.18% 1.53%
2050 -0.16% 1.57%
2049 -0.15% 1.62%
2048 -0.14% 1.66%
2047 -0.13% 1.69%
2046 -0.13% 1.72%
2045 -0.15% 1.76%
2044 -0.16% 1.81%
2043 -0.16% 1.84%
2042 -0.18% 1.86%
2041 -0.19% 1.89%
2040 -0.22% 1.93%
2039 -0.23% 1.99%
2038 -0.24% 2.04%
2037 -0.25% 2.07%
2036 -0.26% 2.13%
2035 -0.27% 2.17%
2034 -0.28% 2.22%
2033 -0.28% 2.29%
2032 -0.3% 2.36%
2031 -0.28% 2.41%
2030 -0.27% 2.47%
2029 -0.26% 2.54%
2028 -0.26% 2.59%
2027 -0.23% 2.65%
2026 -0.61% 2.71%
2025 -0.53% 2.77%
2024 -0.2% 2.79%
2023 -0.28% 2.84%
2022 -0.35% 3.05%
2021 -0.34% 3.27%
2020 -0.14% 3.39%
2019 0.04% 3.45%
2018 0.07% 3.46%
2017 0.19% 3.55%
2016 0.26% 3.38%
2015 0.28% 3.12%
2014 0.3% 3%
2013 0.3% 2.91%
2012 0.25% 2.95%
2011 0.12% 2.98%
2010 0.04% 2.99%
2009 0.03% 2.98%
2008 -0.04% 2.99%
2007 -0.17% 2.98%
2006 -0.33% 2.97%
2005 -0.38% 2.98%
2004 -0.4% 3.04%
2003 -0.45% 3.21%
2002 -0.46% 3.18%
2001 -0.42% 3.11%
2000 -0.42% 3.19%
1999 -0.31% 3.29%
1998 -0.17% 3.02%
1997 -0.17% 2.94%
1996 -0.15% 2.74%
1995 -0.02% 2.77%
1994 -0.03% 3.41%
1993 -0.05% 3.51%
1992 0.1% 3.47%
1991 0.29% 3.34%
1990 0.17% 3.29%
1989 0.59% 3.28%
1988 0.65% 3.24%
1987 0.7% 3.15%
1986 0.72% 2.95%
1985 0.78% 2.85%
1984 0.76% 2.71%
1983 0.6% 2.51%
1982 0.63% 2.34%
1981 0.67% 2.11%
1980 0.71% 2.1%
1979 0.71% 2.44%
1978 0.71% 2.69%
1977 0.71% 2.68%
1976 0.71% 2.66%
1975 0.58% 2.63%
1974 0.58% 2.52%
1973 0.58% 2.37%
1972 0.57% 2.52%
1971 0.58% 2.87%
1970 0.57% 3.06%
1969 0.57% 3.15%
1968 0.57% 3.19%
1967 0.57% 3.14%
1966 0.57% 3.09%
1965 1.12% 3.06%
1964 1.12% 3.03%
1963 1.12% 2.98%
1962 1.12% 2.93%
1961 1.12% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Russia Uganda
Current population
141906741
53170946
Population rank 9/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.64%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
25.5 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 22/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -119,059
Net migration rank 187/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -119,059
2024 - -178,042 - -117,924
2023 -503,392 27,807 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -576,948 765,629 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -697,177 334,094 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -319,997 336,494 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -232,637 339,972 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -130,764 396,619 1,290,658 92,879
2016 0 447,645 1,249,565 123,379
2015 43,392 384,756 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 28,848 264,698 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 28,761 289,872 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 0 285,977 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -128,716 309,377 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -242,844 307,555 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -257,014 350,206 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -356,856 360,840 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -471,257 365,717 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -686,638 308,370 999,958 -156,232
2005 -846,761 263,541 969,096 -151,386
2004 -792,370 261,519 938,623 -138,770
2003 -896,822 256,804 901,374 -96,429
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 868,756 -35,149
2001 -963,445 259,614 836,751 -95,956
2000 -967,540 550,401 803,069 -52,824
1999 -927,453 375,468 775,166 -39,695
1998 -694,053 528,135 741,175 6,277
1997 -769,159 541,387 727,523 -155,461
1996 -785,248 587,171 699,707 -22,795
1995 -845,742 723,875 697,218 -242,378
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 675,092 -16,198
1993 -757,140 507,229 650,032 18,349
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 627,139 24,723
1991 103,876 125,505 602,740 3,643
1990 325,533 299,863 587,291 -21,688
1989 576,112 89,400 565,367 -12,576
1988 778,343 269,862 547,759 -20,113
1987 977,583 275,611 527,397 -22,415
1986 985,279 283,553 487,693 -19,485
1985 762,447 280,614 462,534 -42,942
1984 756,548 247,026 421,241 -8,818
1983 906,676 200,159 404,940 -45,776
1982 830,855 107,520 390,820 -53,497
1981 713,700 36,686 380,028 -83,010
1980 681,149 10,440 370,287 -105,900
1979 690,135 -5,791 381,626 -98,863
1978 812,766 108,882 371,930 -34,606
1977 832,932 122,316 365,216 -37,671
1976 852,237 113,851 359,458 -42,259
1975 843,850 80,069 354,278 -47,359
1974 883,186 -51,759 345,773 -51,910
1973 846,561 -107,568 340,780 -73,439
1972 872,050 -111,168 335,935 -86,409
1971 854,999 -134,968 328,294 -42,642
1970 785,554 -264,464 333,202 -25,646
1969 753,088 -64,643 320,486 -14,548
1968 787,621 -83,221 309,725 -3,214
1967 854,554 -116,029 296,692 -3,773
1966 989,279 -111,360 282,225 -3,021
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 271,830 -3,716
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 260,733 -3,169
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 250,885 -3,058
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 241,513 -6,470
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 232,894 -7,893
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 225,080 -7,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
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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