Uganda Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Uganda population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Uganda in 2023 is 48,582,334, a 2.82% increase from 2022.
- The population of Uganda in 2022 was 47,249,585, a 3.04% increase from 2021.
- The population of Uganda in 2021 was 45,853,778, a 3.26% increase from 2020.
- The population of Uganda in 2020 was 44,404,611, a 3.39% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| Ethiopia |
126,527,060 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
102,262,808 |
| Tanzania |
67,438,106 |
| Uganda |
48,582,334 |
| Afghanistan |
42,239,854 |
| Yemen |
34,449,825 |
| Mozambique |
33,897,354 |
| Nepal |
30,896,590 |
| Madagascar |
30,325,732 |
| Niger |
27,202,843 |
| North Korea |
26,160,821 |
| Mali |
23,293,698 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,251,485 |
| Malawi |
20,931,751 |
| Chad |
18,278,568 |
| Somalia |
18,143,378 |
| Senegal |
17,763,163 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,665,409 |
| Guinea |
14,190,612 |
| Rwanda |
14,094,683 |
| Benin |
13,712,828 |
| Burundi |
13,238,559 |
| Haiti |
11,724,763 |
| South Sudan |
11,088,796 |
| Tajikistan |
10,143,543 |
| Togo |
9,053,799 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,791,092 |
| Central African Republic |
5,742,315 |
| Liberia |
5,418,377 |
| Eritrea |
3,748,901 |
| Gambia |
2,773,168 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,150,842 |
| Comoros |
852,075 |
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Uganda - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
48,582,334 |
2.82% |
| 2022 |
47,249,585 |
3.04% |
| 2021 |
45,853,778 |
3.26% |
| 2020 |
44,404,611 |
3.39% |
| 2019 |
42,949,080 |
3.45% |
| 2018 |
41,515,395 |
3.46% |
| 2017 |
40,127,085 |
3.56% |
| 2016 |
38,748,299 |
3.39% |
| 2015 |
37,477,356 |
3.14% |
| 2014 |
36,336,539 |
3.01% |
| 2013 |
35,273,570 |
2.92% |
| 2012 |
34,273,295 |
2.94% |
| 2011 |
33,295,738 |
2.95% |
| 2010 |
32,341,728 |
2.96% |
| 2009 |
31,412,520 |
2.96% |
| 2008 |
30,509,862 |
2.97% |
| 2007 |
29,629,804 |
2.98% |
| 2006 |
28,773,227 |
2.96% |
| 2005 |
27,946,588 |
2.95% |
| 2004 |
27,146,084 |
3.00% |
| 2003 |
26,354,736 |
3.17% |
| 2002 |
25,545,090 |
3.16% |
| 2001 |
24,763,325 |
3.09% |
| 2000 |
24,020,697 |
3.19% |
| 1999 |
23,279,247 |
3.29% |
| 1998 |
22,537,658 |
3.02% |
| 1997 |
21,876,935 |
2.95% |
| 1996 |
21,249,572 |
2.75% |
| 1995 |
20,680,831 |
2.76% |
| 1994 |
20,125,021 |
3.40% |
| 1993 |
19,462,958 |
3.52% |
| 1992 |
18,801,966 |
3.47% |
| 1991 |
18,171,935 |
3.33% |
| 1990 |
17,586,630 |
3.28% |
| 1989 |
17,028,543 |
3.27% |
| 1988 |
16,489,323 |
3.22% |
| 1987 |
15,974,216 |
3.15% |
| 1986 |
15,486,807 |
2.98% |
| 1985 |
15,038,915 |
2.88% |
| 1984 |
14,617,944 |
2.73% |
| 1983 |
14,228,932 |
2.51% |
| 1982 |
13,880,052 |
2.33% |
| 1981 |
13,563,558 |
2.10% |
| 1980 |
13,284,026 |
2.09% |
| 1979 |
13,011,511 |
2.44% |
| 1978 |
12,701,999 |
2.69% |
| 1977 |
12,369,253 |
2.69% |
| 1976 |
12,045,227 |
2.68% |
| 1975 |
11,730,959 |
2.64% |
| 1974 |
11,428,676 |
2.54% |
| 1973 |
11,146,099 |
2.39% |
| 1972 |
10,885,563 |
2.54% |
| 1971 |
10,616,338 |
2.90% |
| 1970 |
10,317,212 |
3.10% |
| 1969 |
10,006,526 |
3.20% |
| 1968 |
9,696,370 |
3.22% |
| 1967 |
9,393,432 |
3.17% |
| 1966 |
9,104,743 |
3.12% |
| 1965 |
8,829,056 |
3.09% |
| 1964 |
8,564,755 |
3.05% |
| 1963 |
8,311,013 |
3.00% |
| 1962 |
8,068,828 |
2.94% |
| 1961 |
7,838,440 |
2.90% |
| 1960 |
7,617,746 |
2.92% |
| 1959 |
7,401,282 |
2.95% |
| 1958 |
7,189,279 |
2.91% |
| 1957 |
6,985,793 |
2.88% |
| 1956 |
6,790,145 |
2.85% |
| 1955 |
6,601,785 |
2.83% |
| 1954 |
6,419,882 |
2.82% |
| 1953 |
6,243,883 |
2.80% |
| 1952 |
6,073,833 |
2.78% |
| 1951 |
5,909,819 |
2.77% |
| 1950 |
5,750,637 |
0.00% |
