Uganda Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Uganda population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Uganda in 2021 is 47,123,531, a 3.02% increase from 2020.
- The population of Uganda in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
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Uganda - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
47,123,531 |
3.02% |
| 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% |
