Uganda Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Uganda rural population for 2021 was 34,136,762, a 2.44% increase from 2020.
  • Uganda rural population for 2020 was 33,323,884, a 2.58% increase from 2019.
  • Uganda rural population for 2019 was 32,486,255, a 2.66% increase from 2018.
  • Uganda rural population for 2018 was 31,645,525, a 2.68% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Uganda Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 34,136,762 74.45 2.41%
2020 33,323,884 75.05 2.55%
2019 32,486,255 75.64 2.62%
2018 31,645,525 76.23 2.65%
2017 30,819,206 76.80 2.75%
2016 29,981,884 77.38 2.61%
2015 29,209,851 77.94 2.38%
2014 28,522,730 78.50 2.28%
2013 27,880,935 79.04 2.20%
2012 27,273,317 79.58 2.23%
2011 26,670,552 80.10 2.27%
2010 26,072,931 80.62 2.29%
2009 25,482,464 81.12 2.31%
2008 24,900,929 81.62 2.33%
2007 24,326,365 82.10 2.36%
2006 23,759,492 82.58 2.35%
2005 23,206,847 83.04 2.36%
2004 22,665,080 83.49 2.43%
2003 22,121,902 83.94 2.60%
2002 21,553,414 84.37 2.61%
2001 20,999,052 84.80 2.56%
2000 20,468,997 85.21 2.66%
1999 19,931,924 85.62 2.77%
1998 19,386,443 86.02 2.53%
1997 18,902,984 86.41 2.47%
1996 18,441,229 86.78 2.29%
1995 18,024,171 87.15 2.31%
1994 17,612,412 87.52 2.94%
1993 17,101,517 87.87 3.07%
1992 16,585,214 88.21 3.03%
1991 16,090,522 88.55 2.85%
1990 15,638,735 88.92 2.76%
1989 15,212,449 89.34 2.77%
1988 14,796,364 89.73 2.75%
1987 14,395,644 90.12 2.69%
1986 14,013,857 90.49 2.54%
1985 13,662,553 90.85 2.46%
1984 13,330,834 91.20 2.33%
1983 13,023,741 91.53 2.13%
1982 12,749,244 91.85 1.97%
1981 12,500,989 92.17 1.76%
1980 12,283,207 92.47 1.88%
1979 12,054,384 92.64 2.32%
1978 11,777,802 92.72 2.57%
1977 11,479,038 92.80 2.57%
1976 11,187,848 92.88 2.56%
1975 10,905,099 92.96 2.53%
1974 10,632,897 93.04 2.42%
1973 10,378,467 93.11 2.28%
1972 10,144,038 93.19 2.42%
1971 9,901,115 93.26 2.78%
1970 9,629,673 93.34 2.95%
1969 9,349,898 93.44 2.85%
1968 9,087,147 93.72 2.89%
1967 8,828,511 93.99 2.85%
1966 8,580,583 94.24 2.81%
1965 8,342,663 94.49 2.79%
1964 8,113,135 94.73 2.77%
1963 7,891,722 94.96 2.73%
1962 7,679,426 95.17 2.68%
1961 7,476,539 95.38 2.65%
1960 7,281,270 95.58 %