Uganda Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Uganda is 53,170,946 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 50,015,092 in 2024.

Uganda is projected to reach 122M people in 2100.
Uganda is ranked 30/197 by population and was ranked 38th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 28.8M people to 53.2M (84.7% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Uganda has had an average growth rate of 4.23% per year.
Uganda accounts for 0.64% of the world's population.

Uganda population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	122,497,526	0.05%
2099	122,436,109	0.06%
2098	122,364,302	0.08%
2097	122,266,255	0.1%
2096	122,146,810	0.14%
2095	121,976,411	0.15%
2094	121,799,752	0.18%
2093	121,584,860	0.2%
2092	121,336,796	0.22%
2091	121,070,447	0.25%
2090	120,767,412	0.28%
2089	120,427,771	0.3%
2088	120,064,594	0.33%
2087	119,668,549	0.35%
2086	119,256,686	0.37%
2085	118,815,763	0.4%
2084	118,339,179	0.44%
2083	117,821,938	0.47%
2082	117,274,958	0.49%
2081	116,707,394	0.53%
2080	116,096,095	0.54%
2079	115,474,153	0.58%
2078	114,805,376	0.6%
2077	114,118,687	0.64%
2076	113,390,189	0.67%
2075	112,637,851	0.69%
2074	111,863,410	0.71%
2073	111,070,771	0.75%
2072	110,240,940	0.78%
2071	109,392,890	0.82%
2070	108,505,633	0.83%
2069	107,607,659	0.87%
2068	106,677,578	0.9%
2067	105,722,829	0.94%
2066	104,739,111	0.97%
2065	103,737,893	1.01%
2064	102,701,560	1.04%
2063	101,646,533	1.08%
2062	100,561,859	1.12%
2061	99,450,764	1.13%
2060	98,334,788	1.18%
2059	97,187,498	1.22%
2058	96,014,439	1.26%
2057	94,821,765	1.29%
2056	93,613,209	1.33%
2055	92,385,049	1.37%
2054	91,132,827	1.42%
2053	89,857,705	1.46%
2052	88,568,311	1.49%
2051	87,270,603	1.53%
2050	85,957,376	1.57%
2049	84,632,277	1.62%
2048	83,284,965	1.66%
2047	81,928,165	1.69%
2046	80,569,225	1.72%
2045	79,208,662	1.76%
2044	77,834,944	1.81%
2043	76,453,982	1.84%
2042	75,075,287	1.86%
2041	73,701,695	1.89%
2040	72,333,375	1.93%
2039	70,963,211	1.99%
2038	69,580,447	2.04%
2037	68,186,136	2.07%
2036	66,804,746	2.13%
2035	65,411,934	2.17%
2034	64,023,352	2.22%
2033	62,634,483	2.29%
2032	61,235,174	2.36%
2031	59,825,075	2.41%
2030	58,415,479	2.47%
2029	57,006,283	2.54%
2028	55,596,520	2.59%
2027	54,191,271	2.65%
2026	52,792,624	2.71%
2025	51,400,003	2.77%
2024	50,015,092	2.79%
2023	48,656,601	2.84%
2022	47,312,719	3.05%
2021	45,910,930	3.27%
2020	44,457,152	3.39%
2019	42,999,637	3.45%
2018	41,565,831	3.46%
2017	40,177,388	3.55%
2016	38,799,152	3.38%
2015	37,531,446	3.12%
2014	36,395,539	3%
2013	35,337,042	2.91%
2012	34,337,438	2.95%
2011	33,354,543	2.98%
2010	32,390,802	2.99%
2009	31,451,151	2.98%
2008	30,539,553	2.99%
2007	29,653,430	2.98%
2006	28,794,003	2.97%
2005	27,963,289	2.98%
2004	27,154,515	3.04%
2003	26,352,124	3.21%
2002	25,532,870	3.18%
2001	24,745,676	3.11%
2000	24,000,150	3.19%
1999	23,257,281	3.29%
1998	22,515,806	3.02%
1997	21,856,046	2.94%
1996	21,231,550	2.74%
1995	20,665,667	2.77%
1994	20,108,801	3.41%
1993	19,445,161	3.51%
1992	18,785,032	3.47%
1991	18,155,901	3.34%
1990	17,569,897	3.29%
1989	17,010,698	3.28%
1988	16,470,483	3.24%
1987	15,954,170	3.15%
1986	15,467,579	2.95%
1985	15,023,681	2.85%
1984	14,607,677	2.71%
1983	14,221,881	2.51%
1982	13,873,631	2.34%
1981	13,556,452	2.11%
1980	13,275,741	2.1%
1979	13,002,163	2.44%
1978	12,692,113	2.69%
1977	12,359,669	2.68%
1976	12,037,294	2.66%
1975	11,725,240	2.63%
1974	11,424,846	2.52%
1973	11,144,236	2.37%
1972	10,885,796	2.52%
1971	10,618,206	2.87%
1970	10,321,603	3.06%
1969	10,014,858	3.15%
1968	9,708,632	3.19%
1967	9,408,924	3.14%
1966	9,122,864	3.09%
1965	8,849,203	3.06%
1964	8,586,363	3.03%
1963	8,333,663	2.98%
1962	8,092,231	2.93%
1961	7,862,217	2.9%
1960	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).

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Uganda has a population of 53.2M as of 2026, compared to 38.8M in 2016, 28.8M in 2006, and 21.2M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.7% per year. Uganda is ranked 6th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Uganda will have 80,569,225 people (51.5% growth) with a rank change from 30th to 20th.

By the year 2100, Uganda's population is projected to grow by 130.4% from its current level to 122M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-119,059
2024	-	-	-117,924
2023	1,350,985	1,477,166	-126,181
2022	1,336,733	1,455,576	-118,843
2021	1,466,841	1,423,377	43,464
2020	1,440,752	1,397,288	43,464
2019	1,474,254	1,367,044	107,210
2018	1,393,324	1,332,600	60,724
2017	1,383,537	1,290,658	92,879
2016	1,372,944	1,249,565	123,379
2015	1,162,473	1,224,839	-62,366
2014	1,109,326	1,201,599	-92,273
2013	1,007,671	1,184,250	-176,579
2012	991,537	1,167,473	-175,936
2011	974,258	1,147,263	-173,005
2010	953,242	1,121,564	-168,322
2009	926,047	1,090,600	-164,553
2008	897,145	1,055,935	-158,790
2007	875,120	1,029,893	-154,773
2006	843,726	999,958	-156,232
2005	817,710	969,096	-151,386
2004	799,853	938,623	-138,770
2003	804,945	901,374	-96,429
2002	833,607	868,756	-35,149
2001	740,795	836,751	-95,956
2000	750,245	803,069	-52,824
1999	735,471	775,166	-39,695
1998	747,452	741,175	6,277
1997	572,062	727,523	-155,461
1996	676,912	699,707	-22,795
1995	454,840	697,218	-242,378
1994	658,894	675,092	-16,198
1993	668,381	650,032	18,349
1992	651,862	627,139	24,723
1991	606,383	602,740	3,643
1990	565,603	587,291	-21,688
1989	552,791	565,367	-12,576
1988	527,646	547,759	-20,113
1987	504,982	527,397	-22,415
1986	468,208	487,693	-19,485
1985	419,592	462,534	-42,942
1984	412,423	421,241	-8,818
1983	359,164	404,940	-45,776
1982	337,323	390,820	-53,497
1981	297,018	380,028	-83,010
1980	264,387	370,287	-105,900
1979	282,763	381,626	-98,863
1978	337,324	371,930	-34,606
1977	327,545	365,216	-37,671
1976	317,199	359,458	-42,259
1975	306,919	354,278	-47,359
1974	293,863	345,773	-51,910
1973	267,341	340,780	-73,439
1972	249,526	335,935	-86,409
1971	285,652	328,294	-42,642
1970	307,556	333,202	-25,646
1969	305,938	320,486	-14,548
1968	306,511	309,725	-3,214
1967	292,919	296,692	-3,773
1966	279,204	282,225	-3,021
1965	268,114	271,830	-3,716
1964	257,564	260,733	-3,169
1963	247,827	250,885	-3,058
1962	235,043	241,513	-6,470
1961	225,001	232,894	-7,893
1960	217,494	225,080	-7,586

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.5% of the population change in Uganda 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, 2,057,759 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Uganda, compared to 515,055 and 1.6% in 2010.

Uganda population clock

	Uganda	Rank
Current population	53170946	30/197
Percent of world population	0.64%	30/197
One net population change	23.2 seconds	12/197
One birth every	18.4 seconds	15/196
One death every	2.23 minutes	42/196
Daily growth/decline	+3,722	12/197
Annual growth/decline	+1,358,491	12/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.79%	22/197
One migration net change every	4.43 minutes	183/196
Annual migration change	-119,059	183/196
Foreign-born residents	2,057,759	37/195
Foreign-born share of population	4.1%	106/195

Largest cities by population

Uganda
City	Population
Kampala	1.68M
Mbale	586K
Arua	385K
Kira Town	317K
Jinja	279K
Gulu	177K
Kasese	101K
Entebbe	70K

Uganda population statistics

	Uganda	World
Life expectancy	68.9 years	73.8 years
Average age	21.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	17.8 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.6:50.4	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.28 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	682 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Uganda.

Population map with other countries

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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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