Uganda Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Uganda in 2020 is 189.36 people per square kilometer, a 3.32% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Uganda in 2019 was 183.27 people per square kilometer, a 3.61% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Uganda in 2018 was 176.90 people per square kilometer, a 3.8% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Uganda in 2017 was 170.43 people per square kilometer, a 3.83% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Uganda - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 189.36 | 3.32% |
| 2019 | 183.27 | 3.61% |
| 2018 | 176.90 | 3.80% |
| 2017 | 170.43 | 3.83% |
| 2016 | 164.14 | 3.72% |
| 2015 | 158.25 | 3.56% |
| 2014 | 152.81 | 3.41% |
| 2013 | 147.77 | 3.29% |
| 2012 | 143.07 | 3.23% |
| 2011 | 138.59 | 3.23% |
| 2010 | 134.25 | 3.24% |
| 2009 | 130.04 | 3.22% |
| 2008 | 125.99 | 3.21% |
| 2007 | 122.07 | 3.20% |
| 2006 | 118.28 | 3.20% |
| 2005 | 114.61 | 3.22% |
| 2004 | 111.04 | 3.24% |
| 2003 | 107.56 | 3.23% |
| 2002 | 104.19 | 3.19% |
| 2001 | 100.97 | 3.12% |
| 2000 | 97.91 | 3.04% |
| 1999 | 95.02 | 2.97% |
| 1998 | 92.28 | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 89.65 | 2.96% |
| 1996 | 87.07 | 3.04% |
| 1995 | 84.51 | 3.13% |
| 1994 | 81.94 | 3.22% |
| 1993 | 79.39 | 3.31% |
| 1992 | 76.84 | 3.39% |
| 1991 | 74.33 | 3.45% |
| 1990 | 71.85 | 3.53% |
| 1989 | 69.40 | 3.60% |
| 1988 | 66.98 | 3.63% |
| 1987 | 64.64 | 3.60% |
| 1986 | 62.39 | 3.51% |
| 1985 | 60.27 | 3.38% |
| 1984 | 58.30 | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 56.46 | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 54.74 | 3.09% |
| 1981 | 53.09 | 3.08% |
| 1980 | 51.51 | 3.08% |
| 1979 | 49.97 | 3.06% |
| 1978 | 48.49 | 3.03% |
| 1977 | 47.07 | 2.95% |
| 1976 | 45.72 | 2.85% |
| 1975 | 44.45 | 2.72% |
| 1974 | 43.27 | 2.62% |
| 1973 | 42.17 | 2.59% |
| 1972 | 41.11 | 2.67% |
| 1971 | 40.04 | 2.83% |
| 1970 | 38.94 | 3.04% |
| 1969 | 37.79 | 3.24% |
| 1968 | 36.60 | 3.40% |
| 1967 | 35.40 | 3.47% |
| 1966 | 34.21 | 3.47% |
| 1965 | 33.06 | 3.46% |
| 1964 | 31.96 | 3.45% |
| 1963 | 30.89 | 3.41% |
| 1962 | 29.87 | 3.32% |
| 1961 | 28.91 | 3.20% |
| 1960 | 28.02 | 3.07% |
| 1959 | 27.18 | 2.93% |
| 1958 | 26.41 | 2.80% |
| 1957 | 25.69 | 2.69% |
| 1956 | 25.02 | 2.62% |
| 1955 | 24.38 | 2.58% |
| 1954 | 23.77 | 2.58% |
| 1953 | 23.17 | 2.63% |
| 1952 | 22.57 | 2.73% |
| 1951 | 21.97 | 2.90% |
| 1950 | 21.35 | 0.00% |
