The latest officially reported population of Uganda was 50,015,092 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Uganda's population is 52,776,583 people compared to 952 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Uganda's population is 55,438 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Uganda is ranked the 30th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.64% for Uganda vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Uganda has had an average growth rate of +3.21% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2006, the population of Uganda has increased from 28.8M people to 52.8M (83.3% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 932 to 952 (2.15% growth).
- Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 121M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Uganda vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
52776583
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952
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| Population rank | 30/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.64% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
23.2 seconds
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2.37 weeks
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| One birth every |
18.4 seconds
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n/a |
| One death every |
2.23 minutes
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
4.46 minutes
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -117,924 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,722 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,358,491 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.79% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 22/197 | 164/197 |
Uganda and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,640,973 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,862,217 | - | 2.9% | - |
| 1962 | 8,092,231 | - | 2.93% | - |
| 1963 | 8,333,663 | - | 2.98% | - |
| 1964 | 8,586,363 | - | 3.03% | - |
| 1965 | 8,849,203 | - | 3.06% | - |
| 1966 | 9,122,864 | - | 3.09% | - |
| 1967 | 9,408,924 | - | 3.14% | - |
| 1968 | 9,708,632 | - | 3.19% | - |
| 1969 | 10,014,858 | - | 3.15% | - |
| 1970 | 10,321,603 | - | 3.06% | - |
| 1971 | 10,618,206 | - | 2.87% | - |
| 1972 | 10,885,796 | - | 2.52% | - |
| 1973 | 11,144,236 | - | 2.37% | - |
| 1974 | 11,424,846 | - | 2.52% | - |
| 1975 | 11,725,240 | - | 2.63% | - |
| 1976 | 12,037,294 | - | 2.66% | - |
| 1977 | 12,359,669 | - | 2.68% | - |
| 1978 | 12,692,113 | - | 2.69% | - |
| 1979 | 13,002,163 | - | 2.44% | - |
| 1980 | 13,275,741 | - | 2.1% | - |
| 1981 | 13,556,452 | - | 2.11% | - |
| 1982 | 13,873,631 | - | 2.34% | - |
| 1983 | 14,221,881 | - | 2.51% | - |
| 1984 | 14,607,677 | - | 2.71% | - |
| 1985 | 15,023,681 | - | 2.85% | - |
| 1986 | 15,467,579 | - | 2.95% | - |
| 1987 | 15,954,170 | - | 3.15% | - |
| 1988 | 16,470,483 | - | 3.24% | - |
| 1989 | 17,010,698 | - | 3.28% | - |
| 1990 | 17,569,897 | - | 3.29% | - |
| 1991 | 18,155,901 | - | 3.34% | - |
| 1992 | 18,785,032 | - | 3.47% | - |
| 1993 | 19,445,161 | - | 3.51% | - |
| 1994 | 20,108,801 | - | 3.41% | - |
| 1995 | 20,665,667 | - | 2.77% | - |
| 1996 | 21,231,550 | - | 2.74% | - |
| 1997 | 21,856,046 | - | 2.94% | - |
| 1998 | 22,515,806 | - | 3.02% | - |
| 1999 | 23,257,281 | - | 3.29% | - |
| 2000 | 24,000,150 | 880 | 3.19% | - |
| 2001 | 24,745,676 | 890 | 3.11% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 25,532,870 | 900 | 3.18% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 26,352,124 | 911 | 3.21% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 27,154,515 | 921 | 3.04% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 27,963,289 | 921 | 2.98% | 0% |
| 2006 | 28,794,003 | 932 | 2.97% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 29,653,430 | 821 | 2.98% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 30,539,553 | 824 | 2.99% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 31,451,151 | 826 | 2.98% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 32,390,802 | 829 | 2.99% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 33,354,543 | 832 | 2.98% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 34,337,438 | 836 | 2.95% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 35,337,042 | 839 | 2.91% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 36,395,539 | 842 | 3% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 37,531,446 | 1,000 | 3.12% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 38,799,152 | - | 3.38% | 0% |
| 2017 | 40,177,388 | 1,000 | 3.55% | 0% |
| 2018 | 41,565,831 | - | 3.46% | 0% |
| 2019 | 42,999,637 | 1,000 | 3.45% | 0% |
| 2020 | 44,457,152 | 987 | 3.39% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 45,910,930 | 970 | 3.27% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 47,312,719 | 944 | 3.05% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 48,656,601 | 922 | 2.84% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 50,015,092 | 933 | 2.79% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 51,384,895 | 939 | 2.74% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 52,761,471 | 952 | 2.68% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 54,144,274 | 974 | 2.62% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 55,532,564 | 985 | 2.56% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 56,922,797 | 983 | 2.5% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 58,312,944 | 976 | 2.44% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 59,703,537 | 968 | 2.38% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 61,089,060 | 968 | 2.32% | 0% |
| 2033 | 62,464,116 | 988 | 2.25% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 63,833,872 | 992 | 2.19% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 65,205,570 | 1,000 | 2.15% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 66,573,737 | 998 | 2.1% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 67,942,634 | 1,003 | 2.06% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 69,312,210 | 1,022 | 2.02% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 70,669,875 | 1,060 | 1.96% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 72,020,414 | 1,095 | 1.91% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 73,372,658 | 1,127 | 1.88% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 74,730,004 | 1,149 | 1.85% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 76,090,991 | 1,169 | 1.82% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 77,449,517 | 1,186 | 1.79% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 78,797,995 | 1,209 | 1.74% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 80,139,174 | 1,224 | 1.7% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 81,478,503 | 1,248 | 1.67% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 82,812,102 | 1,272 | 1.64% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 84,130,056 | 1,296 | 1.59% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 85,431,202 | 1,325 | 1.55% | 2.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Uganda increased by 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Uganda gained 13,977,431 (a 36% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).
Uganda was ranked 38th most populous country in 2006 and is 30th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Uganda's population will grow by 61.9% to 85,431,202 people with a rank change from 30th to 20th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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Population differences between Uganda and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 21.6 years | n/a |
| Median age | 17.8 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 4.28 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 646 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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