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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.09 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.23% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Spain vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Uganda
2100 33,862,981 122,497,526
2099 34,039,965 122,436,109
2098 34,215,187 122,364,302
2097 34,387,116 122,266,255
2096 34,552,002 122,146,810
2095 34,719,411 121,976,411
2094 34,882,039 121,799,752
2093 35,044,043 121,584,860
2092 35,204,657 121,336,796
2091 35,366,895 121,070,447
2090 35,535,838 120,767,412
2089 35,707,942 120,427,771
2088 35,877,681 120,064,594
2087 36,043,209 119,668,549
2086 36,210,710 119,256,686
2085 36,386,207 118,815,763
2084 36,564,622 118,339,179
2083 36,749,680 117,821,938
2082 36,936,644 117,274,958
2081 37,133,976 116,707,394
2080 37,337,517 116,096,095
2079 37,551,557 115,474,153
2078 37,771,135 114,805,376
2077 38,002,963 114,118,687
2076 38,249,247 113,390,189
2075 38,506,040 112,637,851
2074 38,777,715 111,863,410
2073 39,056,249 111,070,771
2072 39,348,447 110,240,940
2071 39,642,346 109,392,890
2070 39,949,413 108,505,633
2069 40,256,590 107,607,659
2068 40,575,543 106,677,578
2067 40,893,798 105,722,829
2066 41,218,263 104,739,111
2065 41,543,254 103,737,893
2064 41,878,338 102,701,560
2063 42,208,320 101,646,533
2062 42,542,893 100,561,859
2061 42,874,096 99,450,764
2060 43,191,452 98,334,788
2059 43,506,737 97,187,498
2058 43,809,907 96,014,439
2057 44,112,668 94,821,765
2056 44,415,689 93,613,209
2055 44,691,749 92,385,049
2054 44,958,971 91,132,827
2053 45,223,225 89,857,705
2052 45,470,541 88,568,311
2051 45,695,307 87,270,603
2050 45,911,520 85,957,376
2049 46,127,777 84,632,277
2048 46,322,244 83,284,965
2047 46,510,152 81,928,165
2046 46,687,914 80,569,225
2045 46,858,778 79,208,662
2044 47,016,278 77,834,944
2043 47,158,325 76,453,982
2042 47,301,091 75,075,287
2041 47,434,593 73,701,695
2040 47,563,236 72,333,375
2039 47,685,343 70,963,211
2038 47,798,797 69,580,447
2037 47,910,899 68,186,136
2036 48,020,350 66,804,746
2035 48,124,430 65,411,934
2034 48,220,051 64,023,352
2033 48,311,842 62,634,483
2032 48,402,470 61,235,174
2031 48,495,278 59,825,075
2030 48,579,920 58,415,479
2029 48,648,699 57,006,283
2028 48,707,969 55,596,520
2027 48,758,200 54,191,271
2026 48,806,901 52,792,624
2025 48,838,057 51,400,003
2024 48,848,840 50,015,092
2023 48,352,528 48,656,601
2022 47,786,102 47,312,719
2021 47,443,821 45,910,930
2020 47,359,424 44,457,152
2019 47,118,501 42,999,637
2018 46,782,011 41,565,831
2017 46,571,232 40,177,388
2016 46,458,139 38,799,152
2015 46,422,303 37,531,446
2014 46,460,733 36,395,539
2013 46,604,197 35,337,042
2012 46,773,055 34,337,438
2011 46,742,697 33,354,543
2010 46,576,897 32,390,802
2009 46,362,946 31,451,151
2008 45,954,106 30,539,553
2007 45,226,803 29,653,430
2006 44,397,319 28,794,003
2005 43,653,155 27,963,289
2004 42,921,895 27,154,515
2003 42,187,645 26,352,124
2002 41,431,558 25,532,870
2001 40,850,412 24,745,676
2000 40,567,864 24,000,150
1999 40,386,875 23,257,281
1998 40,223,509 22,515,806
1997 40,057,389 21,856,046
1996 39,889,852 21,231,550
1995 39,724,050 20,665,667
1994 39,549,108 20,108,801
1993 39,361,262 19,445,161
1992 39,157,685 18,785,032
1991 38,966,376 18,155,901
1990 38,867,322 17,569,897
1989 38,827,764 17,010,698
1988 38,766,939 16,470,483
1987 38,684,815 15,954,170
1986 38,584,624 15,467,579
1985 38,469,512 15,023,681
1984 38,330,364 14,607,677
1983 38,171,525 14,221,881
1982 37,986,012 13,873,631
1981 37,758,631 13,556,452
1980 37,491,165 13,275,741
1979 37,191,330 13,002,163
1978 36,864,898 12,692,113
1977 36,511,638 12,359,669
1976 36,137,812 12,037,294
1975 35,757,900 11,725,240
1974 35,373,335 11,424,846
1973 34,988,947 11,144,236
1972 34,604,469 10,885,796
1971 34,224,490 10,618,206
1970 33,814,531 10,321,603
1969 33,441,054 10,014,858
1968 33,113,134 9,708,632
1967 32,682,947 9,408,924
1966 32,283,194 9,122,864
1965 31,954,292 8,849,203
1964 31,609,195 8,586,363
1963 31,296,651 8,333,663
1962 31,023,366 8,092,231
1961 30,739,250 7,862,217
1960 30,455,000 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/spain/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd 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) Spain's population will shrink by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. 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 Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Spain
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Uganda
2100 -0.52% 0.05%
2099 -0.51% 0.06%
2098 -0.5% 0.08%
2097 -0.48% 0.1%
2096 -0.48% 0.14%
2095 -0.47% 0.15%
2094 -0.46% 0.18%
2093 -0.46% 0.2%
2092 -0.46% 0.22%
2091 -0.48% 0.25%
2090 -0.48% 0.28%
2089 -0.47% 0.3%
2088 -0.46% 0.33%
2087 -0.46% 0.35%
2086 -0.48% 0.37%
2085 -0.49% 0.4%
2084 -0.5% 0.44%
2083 -0.51% 0.47%
2082 -0.53% 0.49%
2081 -0.55% 0.53%
2080 -0.57% 0.54%
2079 -0.58% 0.58%
2078 -0.61% 0.6%
2077 -0.64% 0.64%
2076 -0.67% 0.67%
2075 -0.7% 0.69%
2074 -0.71% 0.71%
2073 -0.74% 0.75%
2072 -0.74% 0.78%
2071 -0.77% 0.82%
2070 -0.76% 0.83%
2069 -0.79% 0.87%
2068 -0.78% 0.9%
2067 -0.79% 0.94%
2066 -0.78% 0.97%
2065 -0.8% 1.01%
2064 -0.78% 1.04%
2063 -0.79% 1.08%
2062 -0.77% 1.12%
2061 -0.73% 1.13%
2060 -0.72% 1.18%
2059 -0.69% 1.22%
2058 -0.69% 1.26%
2057 -0.68% 1.29%
2056 -0.62% 1.33%
2055 -0.59% 1.37%
2054 -0.58% 1.42%
2053 -0.54% 1.46%
2052 -0.49% 1.49%
2051 -0.47% 1.53%
2050 -0.47% 1.57%
2049 -0.42% 1.62%
2048 -0.4% 1.66%
2047 -0.38% 1.69%
2046 -0.36% 1.72%
2045 -0.33% 1.76%
2044 -0.3% 1.81%
2043 -0.3% 1.84%
2042 -0.28% 1.86%
2041 -0.27% 1.89%
2040 -0.26% 1.93%
2039 -0.24% 1.99%
2038 -0.23% 2.04%
2037 -0.23% 2.07%
2036 -0.22% 2.13%
2035 -0.2% 2.17%
2034 -0.19% 2.22%
2033 -0.19% 2.29%
2032 -0.19% 2.36%
2031 -0.17% 2.41%
2030 -0.14% 2.47%
2029 -0.12% 2.54%
2028 -0.1% 2.59%
2027 -0.1% 2.65%
2026 -0.06% 2.71%
2025 -0.02% 2.77%
2024 1.03% 2.79%
2023 1.19% 2.84%
2022 0.72% 3.05%
2021 0.18% 3.27%
2020 0.51% 3.39%
2019 0.72% 3.45%
2018 0.45% 3.46%
2017 0.24% 3.55%
2016 0.08% 3.38%
2015 -0.08% 3.12%
2014 -0.31% 3%
2013 -0.36% 2.91%
2012 0.06% 2.95%
2011 0.36% 2.98%
2010 0.46% 2.99%
2009 0.89% 2.98%
2008 1.61% 2.99%
2007 1.87% 2.98%
2006 1.7% 2.97%
2005 1.7% 2.98%
2004 1.74% 3.04%
2003 1.82% 3.21%
2002 1.42% 3.18%
2001 0.7% 3.11%
2000 0.45% 3.19%
1999 0.41% 3.29%
1998 0.41% 3.02%
1997 0.42% 2.94%
1996 0.42% 2.74%
1995 0.44% 2.77%
1994 0.48% 3.41%
1993 0.52% 3.51%
1992 0.49% 3.47%
1991 0.25% 3.34%
1990 0.1% 3.29%
1989 0.16% 3.28%
1988 0.21% 3.24%
1987 0.26% 3.15%
1986 0.3% 2.95%
1985 0.36% 2.85%
1984 0.42% 2.71%
1983 0.49% 2.51%
1982 0.6% 2.34%
1981 0.71% 2.11%
1980 0.81% 2.1%
1979 0.89% 2.44%
1978 0.97% 2.69%
1977 1.03% 2.68%
1976 1.06% 2.66%
1975 1.09% 2.63%
1974 1.1% 2.52%
1973 1.11% 2.37%
1972 1.11% 2.52%
1971 1.21% 2.87%
1970 1.12% 3.06%
1969 0.99% 3.15%
1968 1.32% 3.19%
1967 1.24% 3.14%
1966 1.03% 3.09%
1965 1.09% 3.06%
1964 1% 3.03%
1963 0.88% 2.98%
1962 0.92% 2.93%
1961 0.93% 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 Spain grew by 1.03%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Spain Uganda
Current population
48806901
53170946
Population rank 32/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.64%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
1.62 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +496,312 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 22/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +96,630 -119,059
Net migration rank 17/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - -119,059
2024 - 111,674 - -117,924
2023 -111,211 119,099 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -133,801 299,779 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -113,865 144,385 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -151,551 236,854 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -56,542 464,783 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -56,139 337,467 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -32,600 201,135 1,290,658 92,879
2016 0 106,474 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -4,642 -1,979 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 32,522 -97,870 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 37,284 -250,741 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 51,450 -153,486 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 84,137 60,761 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 102,469 69,406 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 106,635 129,557 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 133,267 434,135 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 108,545 772,317 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 110,994 659,720 999,958 -156,232
2005 78,576 629,803 969,096 -151,386
2004 85,844 661,158 938,623 -138,770
2003 54,844 658,428 901,374 -96,429
2002 53,861 737,880 868,756 -35,149
2001 44,936 181,307 836,751 -95,956
2000 36,512 176,269 803,069 -52,824
1999 8,077 178,559 775,166 -39,695
1998 4,022 182,926 741,175 6,277
1997 20,028 165,345 727,523 -155,461
1996 11,967 162,704 699,707 -22,795
1995 15,889 162,434 697,218 -242,378
1994 31,639 160,407 675,092 -16,198
1993 47,234 160,907 650,032 18,349
1992 62,652 177,544 627,139 24,723
1991 58,450 122,841 602,740 3,643
1990 66,075 -30,684 587,291 -21,688
1989 81,538 -25,892 565,367 -12,576
1988 100,794 -17,663 547,759 -20,113
1987 116,054 -12,681 527,397 -22,415
1986 131,188 -13,540 487,693 -19,485
1985 146,184 -589 462,534 -42,942
1984 172,487 2,754 421,241 -8,818
1983 183,223 1,241 404,940 -45,776
1982 231,714 -7,384 390,820 -53,497
1981 237,879 2,563 380,028 -83,010
1980 281,184 20,166 370,287 -105,900
1979 312,407 -5,929 381,626 -98,863
1978 339,157 -2,504 371,930 -34,606
1977 361,465 -1,332 365,216 -37,671
1976 375,834 2,804 359,458 -42,259
1975 371,882 -218 354,278 -47,359
1974 396,182 105,838 345,773 -51,910
1973 374,381 8,624 340,780 -73,439
1972 391,030 7,935 335,935 -86,409
1971 369,625 7,363 328,294 -42,642
1970 378,723 -60,580 333,202 -25,646
1969 367,851 -49,956 320,486 -14,548
1968 387,423 -46,088 309,725 -3,214
1967 402,001 -42,344 296,692 -3,773
1966 397,084 -41,467 282,225 -3,021
1965 405,819 -42,476 271,830 -3,716
1964 429,885 -41,461 260,733 -3,169
1963 394,338 -44,446 250,885 -3,058
1962 384,690 -45,211 241,513 -6,470
1961 396,537 -46,517 232,894 -7,893
1960 398,960 -154,869 225,080 -7,586

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

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Over the last 10 years, 25.8% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K
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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