Uganda Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Uganda urban population for 2023 was 13,005,977, a 5.23% increase from 2022.
  • Uganda urban population for 2022 was 12,360,019, a 5.49% increase from 2021.
  • Uganda urban population for 2021 was 11,717,016, a 5.74% increase from 2020.
  • Uganda urban population for 2020 was 11,080,727, a 5.91% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 48,517,567
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Tanzania 25,227,921
North Korea 16,534,424
Yemen 13,721,710
Syrian Arab Republic 13,334,396
Mozambique 13,136,242
Uganda 13,005,977
Madagascar 12,298,904
Afghanistan 11,376,460
Mali 10,759,126
Senegal 8,806,799
Somalia 8,694,307
Burkina Faso 7,561,383
Haiti 6,994,525
Benin 6,870,127
Nepal 6,767,280
Zimbabwe 5,419,091
Guinea 5,404,495
Niger 4,639,173
Chad 4,453,756
Togo 4,028,035
Sierra Leone 3,894,454
Malawi 3,826,324
Liberia 2,902,462
Tajikistan 2,863,928
Rwanda 2,521,821
Central African Republic 2,504,453
South Sudan 2,350,270
Burundi 1,957,189
Gambia 1,787,917
Eritrea 1,622,037
Guinea-Bissau 977,902
Comoros 256,747
Uganda Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 13,005,977 26.77 5.09%
2022 12,360,019 26.16 5.34%
2021 11,717,016 25.55 5.58%
2020 11,080,727 24.95 5.74%
2019 10,462,825 24.36 5.83%
2018 9,869,870 23.77 5.86%
2017 9,307,879 23.20 5.99%
2016 8,766,415 22.62 5.86%
2015 8,267,505 22.06 5.64%
2014 7,813,809 21.50 5.54%
2013 7,392,635 20.96 5.46%
2012 6,999,978 20.42 5.50%
2011 6,625,186 19.90 5.53%
2010 6,268,797 19.38 5.56%
2009 5,930,056 18.88 5.57%
2008 5,608,933 18.38 5.60%
2007 5,303,439 17.90 5.62%
2006 5,013,735 17.43 5.62%
2005 4,739,741 16.96 5.61%
2004 4,481,004 16.51 5.70%
2003 4,232,834 16.06 5.87%
2002 3,991,676 15.63 5.87%
2001 3,764,273 15.20 5.81%
2000 3,551,700 14.79 5.93%
1999 3,347,323 14.38 6.04%
1998 3,151,215 13.98 5.79%
1997 2,973,951 13.59 5.73%
1996 2,808,343 13.22 5.55%
1995 2,656,660 12.85 5.57%
1994 2,512,609 12.49 6.21%
1993 2,361,441 12.13 6.32%
1992 2,216,752 11.79 6.30%
1991 2,081,413 11.45 6.63%
1990 1,947,895 11.08 7.01%
1989 1,816,094 10.67 7.02%
1988 1,692,959 10.27 7.00%
1987 1,578,572 9.88 6.93%
1986 1,472,950 9.51 6.78%
1985 1,376,362 9.15 6.70%
1984 1,287,110 8.81 6.58%
1983 1,205,191 8.47 6.37%
1982 1,130,808 8.15 6.22%
1981 1,062,569 7.83 5.99%
1980 1,000,819 7.53 4.46%
1979 957,127 7.36 3.50%
1978 924,197 7.28 3.75%
1977 890,215 7.20 3.76%
1976 857,379 7.12 3.75%
1975 825,860 7.04 3.71%
1974 795,779 6.96 3.60%
1973 767,632 6.89 3.46%
1972 741,525 6.81 3.61%
1971 715,223 6.74 3.95%
1970 687,539 6.66 4.60%
1969 656,628 6.56 7.49%
1968 609,223 6.28 7.55%
1967 564,921 6.01 7.49%
1966 524,160 5.76 7.48%
1965 486,393 5.51 7.42%
1964 451,620 5.27 7.43%
1963 419,291 5.05 7.40%
1962 389,402 4.83 7.32%
1961 361,901 4.62 7.28%
1960 336,476 4.42 %