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

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The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,111,175 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,167,445 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 8.67 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.17M (40.1% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Singapore vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Uganda
2100 4,367,779 122,461,518
2099 4,411,412 122,400,118
2098 4,459,213 122,328,333
2097 4,507,770 122,230,315
2096 4,558,553 122,110,905
2095 4,610,080 121,940,556
2094 4,664,700 121,763,948
2093 4,718,168 121,549,120
2092 4,771,068 121,301,128
2091 4,828,101 121,034,858
2090 4,885,895 120,731,912
2089 4,946,502 120,392,371
2088 5,004,664 120,029,300
2087 5,063,944 119,633,372
2086 5,124,380 119,221,630
2085 5,183,406 118,780,837
2084 5,240,616 118,304,392
2083 5,298,156 117,787,304
2082 5,356,138 117,240,484
2081 5,412,770 116,673,088
2080 5,467,479 116,061,969
2079 5,521,442 115,440,209
2078 5,571,799 114,771,629
2077 5,619,705 114,085,142
2076 5,663,197 113,356,858
2075 5,710,629 112,604,741
2074 5,756,364 111,830,528
2073 5,795,230 111,038,122
2072 5,831,071 110,208,535
2071 5,864,860 109,360,734
2070 5,895,880 108,473,738
2069 5,928,650 107,576,028
2068 5,959,740 106,646,220
2067 5,988,217 105,691,752
2066 6,021,266 104,708,323
2065 6,052,854 103,707,399
2064 6,079,559 102,671,371
2063 6,102,106 101,616,654
2062 6,126,791 100,532,299
2061 6,149,980 99,421,530
2060 6,175,566 98,305,883
2059 6,196,576 97,158,930
2058 6,219,117 95,986,215
2057 6,236,905 94,793,892
2056 6,255,191 93,585,691
2055 6,274,008 92,357,892
2054 6,295,405 91,106,039
2053 6,311,683 89,831,291
2052 6,324,118 88,542,276
2051 6,341,435 87,244,950
2050 6,359,963 85,932,109
2049 6,376,972 84,607,399
2048 6,390,246 83,260,483
2047 6,408,209 81,904,082
2046 6,422,503 80,545,542
2045 6,434,477 79,185,378
2044 6,447,538 77,812,065
2043 6,455,584 76,431,508
2042 6,462,372 75,053,218
2041 6,468,000 73,680,031
2040 6,469,582 72,312,112
2039 6,466,204 70,942,351
2038 6,457,329 69,559,994
2037 6,445,649 68,166,092
2036 6,433,599 66,785,108
2035 6,417,210 65,392,706
2034 6,395,064 64,004,533
2033 6,367,864 62,616,072
2032 6,340,911 61,217,174
2031 6,311,853 59,807,490
2030 6,284,466 58,398,308
2029 6,254,860 56,989,526
2028 6,220,267 55,580,177
2027 6,184,266 54,175,341
2026 6,149,680 52,777,106
2025 6,111,175 51,384,894
2024 6,036,860 50,015,092
2023 5,917,648 48,656,601
2022 5,637,022 47,312,719
2021 5,453,566 45,910,930
2020 5,685,807 44,457,152
2019 5,703,569 42,999,637
2018 5,638,676 41,565,831
2017 5,612,253 40,177,388
2016 5,607,283 38,799,152
2015 5,535,002 37,531,446
2014 5,469,724 36,395,539
2013 5,399,162 35,337,042
2012 5,312,437 34,337,438
2011 5,183,688 33,354,543
2010 5,076,732 32,390,802
2009 4,987,573 31,451,151
2008 4,839,396 30,539,553
2007 4,588,599 29,653,430
2006 4,401,365 28,794,003
2005 4,265,762 27,963,289
2004 4,166,664 27,154,515
2003 4,114,826 26,352,124
2002 4,175,950 25,532,870
2001 4,138,012 24,745,676
2000 4,027,887 24,000,150
1999 3,958,723 23,257,281
1998 3,927,213 22,515,806
1997 3,796,038 21,856,046
1996 3,670,704 21,231,550
1995 3,524,506 20,665,667
1994 3,419,048 20,108,801
1993 3,313,471 19,445,161
1992 3,230,698 18,785,032
1991 3,135,083 18,155,901
1990 3,047,132 17,569,897
1989 2,930,901 17,010,698
1988 2,846,108 16,470,483
1987 2,774,789 15,954,170
1986 2,733,373 15,467,579
1985 2,735,957 15,023,681
1984 2,732,221 14,607,677
1983 2,681,061 14,221,881
1982 2,646,466 13,873,631
1981 2,532,835 13,556,452
1980 2,413,945 13,275,741
1979 2,383,500 13,002,163
1978 2,353,600 12,692,113
1977 2,325,300 12,359,669
1976 2,293,300 12,037,294
1975 2,262,600 11,725,240
1974 2,229,800 11,424,846
1973 2,193,000 11,144,236
1972 2,152,400 10,885,796
1971 2,112,900 10,618,206
1970 2,074,507 10,321,603
1969 2,042,500 10,014,858
1968 2,012,000 9,708,632
1967 1,977,600 9,408,924
1966 1,934,400 9,122,864
1965 1,886,900 8,849,203
1964 1,841,600 8,586,363
1963 1,795,000 8,333,663
1962 1,750,200 8,092,231
1961 1,702,400 7,862,217
1960 1,646,400 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).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 560,162 people (a 9.99% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.12% to 6,359,963 people with a rank change from 113th to 117th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.47M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Uganda
2100 -0.99% 0.05%
2099 -1.07% 0.06%
2098 -1.08% 0.08%
2097 -1.11% 0.1%
2096 -1.12% 0.14%
2095 -1.17% 0.15%
2094 -1.13% 0.18%
2093 -1.11% 0.2%
2092 -1.18% 0.22%
2091 -1.18% 0.25%
2090 -1.23% 0.28%
2089 -1.16% 0.3%
2088 -1.17% 0.33%
2087 -1.18% 0.35%
2086 -1.14% 0.37%
2085 -1.09% 0.4%
2084 -1.09% 0.44%
2083 -1.08% 0.47%
2082 -1.05% 0.49%
2081 -1% 0.53%
2080 -0.98% 0.54%
2079 -0.9% 0.58%
2078 -0.85% 0.6%
2077 -0.77% 0.64%
2076 -0.83% 0.67%
2075 -0.79% 0.69%
2074 -0.67% 0.71%
2073 -0.61% 0.75%
2072 -0.58% 0.78%
2071 -0.53% 0.82%
2070 -0.55% 0.83%
2069 -0.52% 0.87%
2068 -0.48% 0.9%
2067 -0.55% 0.94%
2066 -0.52% 0.97%
2065 -0.44% 1.01%
2064 -0.37% 1.04%
2063 -0.4% 1.08%
2062 -0.38% 1.12%
2061 -0.41% 1.13%
2060 -0.34% 1.18%
2059 -0.36% 1.22%
2058 -0.29% 1.26%
2057 -0.29% 1.29%
2056 -0.3% 1.33%
2055 -0.34% 1.37%
2054 -0.26% 1.42%
2053 -0.2% 1.46%
2052 -0.27% 1.49%
2051 -0.29% 1.53%
2050 -0.27% 1.57%
2049 -0.21% 1.62%
2048 -0.28% 1.66%
2047 -0.22% 1.69%
2046 -0.19% 1.72%
2045 -0.2% 1.76%
2044 -0.12% 1.81%
2043 -0.11% 1.84%
2042 -0.09% 1.86%
2041 -0.02% 1.89%
2040 0.05% 1.93%
2039 0.14% 1.99%
2038 0.18% 2.04%
2037 0.19% 2.07%
2036 0.26% 2.13%
2035 0.35% 2.17%
2034 0.43% 2.22%
2033 0.43% 2.29%
2032 0.46% 2.36%
2031 0.44% 2.41%
2030 0.47% 2.47%
2029 0.56% 2.54%
2028 0.58% 2.59%
2027 0.56% 2.65%
2026 0.63% 2.71%
2025 1.23% 2.74%
2024 2.01% 2.79%
2023 4.98% 2.84%
2022 3.36% 3.05%
2021 -4.08% 3.27%
2020 -0.31% 3.39%
2019 1.15% 3.45%
2018 0.47% 3.46%
2017 0.09% 3.55%
2016 1.31% 3.38%
2015 1.19% 3.12%
2014 1.31% 3%
2013 1.63% 2.91%
2012 2.48% 2.95%
2011 2.11% 2.98%
2010 1.79% 2.99%
2009 3.06% 2.98%
2008 5.47% 2.99%
2007 4.25% 2.98%
2006 3.18% 2.97%
2005 2.38% 2.98%
2004 1.26% 3.04%
2003 -1.46% 3.21%
2002 0.92% 3.18%
2001 2.73% 3.11%
2000 1.75% 3.19%
1999 0.8% 3.29%
1998 3.46% 3.02%
1997 3.41% 2.94%
1996 4.15% 2.74%
1995 3.08% 2.77%
1994 3.19% 3.41%
1993 2.56% 3.51%
1992 3.05% 3.47%
1991 2.89% 3.34%
1990 3.97% 3.29%
1989 2.98% 3.28%
1988 2.57% 3.24%
1987 1.52% 3.15%
1986 -0.09% 2.95%
1985 0.14% 2.85%
1984 1.91% 2.71%
1983 1.31% 2.51%
1982 4.49% 2.34%
1981 4.93% 2.11%
1980 1.28% 2.1%
1979 1.27% 2.44%
1978 1.22% 2.69%
1977 1.4% 2.68%
1976 1.36% 2.66%
1975 1.47% 2.63%
1974 1.68% 2.52%
1973 1.89% 2.37%
1972 1.87% 2.52%
1971 1.85% 2.87%
1970 1.57% 3.06%
1969 1.52% 3.15%
1968 1.74% 3.19%
1967 2.23% 3.14%
1966 2.52% 3.09%
1965 2.46% 3.06%
1964 2.6% 3.03%
1963 2.56% 2.98%
1962 2.81% 2.93%
1961 3.4% 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 Singapore grew by 1.23%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Singapore Uganda
Current population
6167445
53495325
Population rank 113/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
7.09 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
11.8 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
14.5 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +204 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +74,315 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 21/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 -119,059
Net migration rank 36/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -119,059
2024 8,451 20,011 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 7,101 26,996 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 9,019 214,842 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 15,270 -44,030 1,423,377 43,464
2020 18,763 -145,556 1,397,288 43,464
2019 21,674 870 1,367,044 107,210
2018 21,427 21,820 1,332,600 60,724
2017 21,888 -8,880 1,290,658 92,879
2016 25,794 13,737 1,249,565 123,379
2015 27,121 41,852 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 27,896 40,154 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 25,376 52,176 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 29,750 78,501 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 25,919 89,856 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 24,876 72,571 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 27,930 95,841 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 28,068 176,182 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 26,614 192,292 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 25,968 135,625 999,958 -156,232
2005 24,741 92,023 969,096 -151,386
2004 24,583 50,487 938,623 -138,770
2003 24,689 -30,012 901,374 -96,429
2002 29,231 -40,023 868,756 -35,149
2001 31,035 45,027 836,751 -95,956
2000 37,057 55,218 803,069 -52,824
1999 32,857 19,681 775,166 -39,695
1998 33,381 51,905 741,175 6,277
1997 37,960 95,241 727,523 -155,461
1996 38,542 102,018 699,707 -22,795
1995 38,065 91,947 697,218 -242,378
1994 39,319 71,170 675,092 -16,198
1993 40,425 58,820 650,032 18,349
1992 39,091 54,359 627,139 24,723
1991 39,188 57,821 602,740 3,643
1990 41,136 66,950 587,291 -21,688
1989 36,929 68,031 565,367 -12,576
1988 42,407 40,976 547,759 -20,113
1987 33,020 25,411 527,397 -22,415
1986 27,880 -7,858 487,693 -19,485
1985 32,010 -31,036 462,534 -42,942
1984 31,967 -4,396 421,241 -8,818
1983 30,296 11,699 404,940 -45,776
1982 33,346 41,568 390,820 -53,497
1981 32,167 85,869 380,028 -83,010
1980 30,657 42,433 370,287 -105,900
1979 28,363 -2,384 381,626 -98,863
1978 27,537 436 371,930 -34,606
1977 26,508 2,757 365,216 -37,671
1976 31,189 949 359,458 -42,259
1975 28,509 4,104 354,278 -47,359
1974 31,664 2,748 345,773 -51,910
1973 36,404 -495 340,780 -73,439
1972 38,098 -1,631 335,935 -86,409
1971 35,708 573 328,294 -42,642
1970 35,059 4,024 333,202 -25,646
1969 34,314 6,763 320,486 -14,548
1968 36,216 6,792 309,725 -3,214
1967 40,145 6,006 296,692 -3,773
1966 44,298 3,507 282,225 -3,021
1965 45,474 4,199 271,830 -3,716
1964 47,697 3,043 260,733 -3,169
1963 49,542 2,668 250,885 -3,058
1962 48,830 3,714 241,513 -6,470
1961 49,880 3,490 232,894 -7,893
1960 51,533 2,008 225,080 -7,586

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

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Over the last 10 years, 55.5% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 176,508 people) and 44.5% is from migration (a gain of 141,662 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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