Uganda Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Uganda population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Uganda in 2020 is 45,741,007, a 3.32% increase from 2019.
- The population of Uganda in 2019 was 44,269,594, a 3.61% increase from 2018.
- The population of Uganda in 2018 was 42,729,036, a 3.8% increase from 2017.
- The population of Uganda in 2017 was 41,166,588, a 3.83% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Uganda - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 45,741,007 | 3.32% |
| 2019 | 44,269,594 | 3.61% |
| 2018 | 42,729,036 | 3.80% |
| 2017 | 41,166,588 | 3.83% |
| 2016 | 39,649,166 | 3.72% |
| 2015 | 38,225,453 | 3.56% |
| 2014 | 36,911,523 | 3.41% |
| 2013 | 35,694,519 | 3.29% |
| 2012 | 34,558,704 | 3.23% |
| 2011 | 33,476,772 | 3.23% |
| 2010 | 32,428,167 | 3.24% |
| 2009 | 31,411,096 | 3.22% |
| 2008 | 30,431,736 | 3.21% |
| 2007 | 29,486,338 | 3.20% |
| 2006 | 28,571,475 | 3.20% |
| 2005 | 27,684,585 | 3.22% |
| 2004 | 26,821,297 | 3.24% |
| 2003 | 25,980,552 | 3.23% |
| 2002 | 25,167,257 | 3.19% |
| 2001 | 24,388,968 | 3.12% |
| 2000 | 23,650,172 | 3.04% |
| 1999 | 22,952,410 | 2.97% |
| 1998 | 22,290,780 | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 21,655,398 | 2.96% |
| 1996 | 21,032,821 | 3.04% |
| 1995 | 20,413,152 | 3.13% |
| 1994 | 19,793,541 | 3.22% |
| 1993 | 19,175,988 | 3.31% |
| 1992 | 18,561,674 | 3.39% |
| 1991 | 17,953,531 | 3.45% |
| 1990 | 17,354,392 | 3.53% |
| 1989 | 16,763,042 | 3.60% |
| 1988 | 16,180,124 | 3.63% |
| 1987 | 15,612,754 | 3.60% |
| 1986 | 15,070,302 | 3.51% |
| 1985 | 14,559,355 | 3.38% |
| 1984 | 14,082,875 | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 13,638,729 | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 13,221,991 | 3.09% |
| 1981 | 12,825,082 | 3.08% |
| 1980 | 12,442,334 | 3.08% |
| 1979 | 12,071,145 | 3.06% |
| 1978 | 11,712,530 | 3.03% |
| 1977 | 11,368,615 | 2.95% |
| 1976 | 11,042,974 | 2.85% |
| 1975 | 10,737,403 | 2.72% |
| 1974 | 10,453,037 | 2.62% |
| 1973 | 10,186,455 | 2.59% |
| 1972 | 9,929,636 | 2.67% |
| 1971 | 9,671,860 | 2.83% |
| 1970 | 9,405,600 | 3.04% |
| 1969 | 9,127,857 | 3.24% |
| 1968 | 8,841,153 | 3.40% |
| 1967 | 8,550,443 | 3.47% |
| 1966 | 8,263,439 | 3.47% |
| 1965 | 7,986,066 | 3.46% |
| 1964 | 7,719,104 | 3.45% |
| 1963 | 7,461,634 | 3.41% |
| 1962 | 7,215,796 | 3.32% |
| 1961 | 6,983,818 | 3.20% |
| 1960 | 6,767,095 | 3.07% |
| 1959 | 6,565,840 | 2.93% |
| 1958 | 6,379,222 | 2.80% |
| 1957 | 6,205,631 | 2.69% |
| 1956 | 6,042,923 | 2.62% |
| 1955 | 5,888,793 | 2.58% |
| 1954 | 5,740,774 | 2.58% |
| 1953 | 5,596,317 | 2.63% |
| 1952 | 5,452,859 | 2.73% |
| 1951 | 5,307,725 | 2.90% |
| 1950 | 5,158,190 | 0.00% |
