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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 53,495,325 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 2.36% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Russia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Uganda
2100 125,631,984 122,461,518
2099 125,735,285 122,400,118
2098 125,835,990 122,328,333
2097 125,914,480 122,230,315
2096 126,004,709 122,110,905
2095 126,072,890 121,940,556
2094 126,125,529 121,763,948
2093 126,181,074 121,549,120
2092 126,256,091 121,301,128
2091 126,304,823 121,034,858
2090 126,360,262 120,731,912
2089 126,412,664 120,392,371
2088 126,463,022 120,029,300
2087 126,511,263 119,633,372
2086 126,579,534 119,221,630
2085 126,655,806 118,780,837
2084 126,730,694 118,304,392
2083 126,805,713 117,787,304
2082 126,889,471 117,240,484
2081 126,973,300 116,673,088
2080 127,070,546 116,061,969
2079 127,191,346 115,440,209
2078 127,331,975 114,771,629
2077 127,489,152 114,085,142
2076 127,641,749 113,356,858
2075 127,825,235 112,604,741
2074 128,023,096 111,830,528
2073 128,238,922 111,038,122
2072 128,465,870 110,208,535
2071 128,745,681 109,360,734
2070 129,020,076 108,473,738
2069 129,309,803 107,576,028
2068 129,589,275 106,646,220
2067 129,873,991 105,691,752
2066 130,184,092 104,708,323
2065 130,515,828 103,707,399
2064 130,852,649 102,671,371
2063 131,199,458 101,616,654
2062 131,530,725 100,532,299
2061 131,881,030 99,421,530
2060 132,209,377 98,305,883
2059 132,568,882 97,158,930
2058 132,933,515 95,986,215
2057 133,272,997 94,793,892
2056 133,615,325 93,585,691
2055 133,963,055 92,357,892
2054 134,288,366 91,106,039
2053 134,609,198 89,831,291
2052 134,876,558 88,542,276
2051 135,141,211 87,244,950
2050 135,386,454 85,932,109
2049 135,609,441 84,607,399
2048 135,818,840 83,260,483
2047 136,013,698 81,904,082
2046 136,185,098 80,545,542
2045 136,368,416 79,185,378
2044 136,568,234 77,812,065
2043 136,791,498 76,431,508
2042 137,015,033 75,053,218
2041 137,266,491 73,680,031
2040 137,531,851 72,312,112
2039 137,833,822 70,942,351
2038 138,146,863 69,559,994
2037 138,485,780 68,166,092
2036 138,835,731 66,785,108
2035 139,197,452 65,392,706
2034 139,573,272 64,004,533
2033 139,960,175 62,616,072
2032 140,359,785 61,217,174
2031 140,785,026 59,807,490
2030 141,182,418 58,398,308
2029 141,571,268 56,989,526
2028 141,946,979 55,580,177
2027 142,315,155 54,175,341
2026 142,643,173 52,777,106
2025 143,513,328 51,384,894
2024 143,669,648 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 (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 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 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% 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 135,386,454 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. 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 Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M 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 -0.11% 2.74%
2024 -0.11% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Russia Uganda
Current population
142643173
53495325
Population rank 9/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.64%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
26.1 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
17.7 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -428 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 21/197
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 -574,678 -178,042 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 55.9% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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, 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 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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