Uganda Population (LIVE)

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Uganda Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Uganda is 50,988,862 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Uganda 2025 population is estimated at 51,384,894 people at mid-year.
  • Uganda population is equivalent to 0.62% of the total world population.
  • Uganda ranks number 31 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Uganda is 257 per Km² (666 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 199,810 Km² (77,147 sq. miles).
  • 30.03% of the population is urban (15,430,672 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Uganda is 16.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Uganda (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Uganda
Global
Rank
2025 51,384,894 2.74% 1,369,802 −119,059 16.9 4.06 257 30% 15,430,672 0.62% 8,231,613,070 31
2024 50,015,092 2.79% 1,358,491 −117,924 16.7 4.17 250 29.3% 14,635,755 0.61% 8,161,972,572 31
2023 48,656,601 2.84% 1,343,882 −126,181 16.5 4.28 244 28.5% 13,873,500 0.60% 8,091,734,930 31
2022 47,312,719 3.16% 1,427,784 −118,843 16.3 4.39 237 27.8% 13,143,166 0.59% 8,021,407,192 32
2020 44,457,152 3.44% 1,385,141 43,464 15.9 4.62 222 26.5% 11,775,012 0.56% 7,887,001,292 34
2015 37,531,446 2.99% 1,028,129 −62,366 14.8 5.25 188 23.6% 8,855,831 0.50% 7,470,491,872 37
2010 32,390,802 2.98% 885,503 −168,322 14.2 6.02 162 20.3% 6,573,772 0.46% 7,021,732,148 38
2005 27,963,289 3.1% 792,628 −151,386 14 6.53 140 17.3% 4,841,176 0.42% 6,586,970,132 40
2000 24,000,150 3.04% 666,897 −52,824 14 6.79 120 14.8% 3,554,371 0.39% 6,171,702,993 43
1995 20,665,667 3.3% 619,154 −242,378 14.4 6.87 103 12.8% 2,639,817 0.36% 5,758,878,982 46
1990 17,569,897 3.18% 509,243 −21,688 14.8 7.01 88 11% 1,931,504 0.33% 5,327,803,110 47
1985 15,023,681 2.5% 349,588 −42,942 14.8 7.04 75 8.9% 1,340,406 0.31% 4,868,943,465 50
1980 13,275,741 2.51% 310,100 −105,900 14.9 7.11 66 7.1% 945,460 0.30% 4,447,606,236 50
1975 11,725,240 2.58% 280,727 −47,359 15.1 7.2 59 6.5% 762,275 0.29% 4,070,735,277 50
1970 10,321,603 3.13% 294,480 −25,646 15.5 7.15 52 6.1% 629,441 0.28% 3,694,683,794 50
1965 8,849,203 2.98% 241,646 −3,716 15.4 7.04 44 5% 441,548 0.27% 3,334,533,703 56
1960 7,640,973 2.93% 205,441 −7,586 16 6.91 38 3.9% 299,817 0.25% 3,015,470,894 59
1955 6,613,770 2.84% 172,571 0 17.3 6.74 33 3.2% 208,359 0.24% 2,740,213,792 60

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Uganda Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Uganda
Global
Rank
2030 58,312,940 2.56% 1,385,609 −122,507 18 3.61 292 34.2% 19,914,432 0.68% 8,569,124,911 27
2035 65,205,574 2.26% 1,378,527 −123,583 19.3 3.25 326 38.8% 25,273,067 0.73% 8,885,210,181 26
2040 72,020,418 2.01% 1,362,969 −144,907 20.7 2.99 360 43.7% 31,490,363 0.78% 9,177,190,203 24
2045 78,797,992 1.82% 1,355,515 −141,160 22.3 2.78 394 49% 38,580,183 0.83% 9,439,639,668 22
2050 85,431,202 1.63% 1,326,642 −144,872 24 2.61 428 54.6% 46,663,616 0.88% 9,664,378,587 20

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Uganda Demographics

Life Expectancy
68.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
26.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
36.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Uganda Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Uganda delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Uganda (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.