Uganda Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Uganda population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Uganda in 2025 is 51,284,671, a 2.72% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Uganda in 2024 was 49,924,252, a 2.76% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Uganda in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2025 Population
Ethiopia 132,938,555
Democratic Republic of Congo 109,075,560
Tanzania 71,427,810
Uganda 51,284,671
Afghanistan 44,515,793
Yemen 36,000,452
Mozambique 35,834,558
Madagascar 31,797,306
Nepal 31,577,361
Niger 29,315,971
North Korea 26,319,924
Mali 24,758,658
Burkina Faso 24,436,925
Malawi 22,033,992
Chad 19,425,960
Somalia 19,281,903
Senegal 18,687,800
Zimbabwe 17,375,285
Guinea 14,873,051
Rwanda 14,737,248
Benin 14,454,199
Burundi 13,948,140
Haiti 12,009,506
South Sudan 11,473,439
Tajikistan 10,516,940
Togo 9,470,157
Sierra Leone 9,165,377
Central African Republic 6,097,449
Liberia 5,657,229
Eritrea 3,889,630
Gambia 2,911,207
Guinea-Bissau 2,244,368
Comoros 883,075
Uganda - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 51,284,671 2.72%
2024 49,924,252 2.76%
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%