Uganda Population

Population now

50,746,992

World: 30th
Africa: 8th

Male:	25,059,047	(49.38 %)
Female:	25,687,945	(50.62 %)

Births in 2024:	1,431,080
Deaths in 2024:	244,647

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	62.44 years
Female:	67.18 years
Total:	64.85 years
Median Age:	16.61 years

Birth Rate:	34.22
Death Rate:	5.85
Growth Rate:	4.85 %
Fertility Rate:	4.28

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Uganda Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	7M	3M	3M	0.99	1.41%	49.06	20.39	7.00	44.36	42.91	45.86	16.14	4.42%	28.67
1961	7M	3M	4M	0.99	1.46%	48.94	19.87	7.02	44.96	43.50	46.45	16.03	4.62%	29.59
1962	7M	4M	4M	0.99	1.52%	48.85	19.36	7.04	45.56	44.11	47.05	15.93	4.83%	30.57
1963	7M	4M	4M	0.99	1.58%	48.77	18.87	7.06	46.16	44.72	47.65	15.85	5.05%	31.61
1964	8M	4M	4M	0.99	1.65%	48.71	18.40	7.08	46.76	45.32	48.23	15.80	5.27%	32.70
1965	8M	4M	4M	0.99	1.71%	48.66	17.97	7.09	47.32	45.89	48.79	15.77	5.51%	33.83
1966	8M	4M	4M	0.99	1.76%	48.62	17.59	7.11	47.84	46.42	49.30	15.66	5.76%	35.01
1967	9M	4M	4M	0.99	1.81%	48.57	17.27	7.11	48.30	46.89	49.75	15.60	6.01%	36.22
1968	9M	4M	4M	0.99	1.85%	48.53	17.00	7.12	48.69	47.29	50.13	15.56	6.28%	37.46
1969	9M	5M	5M	0.99	1.89%	48.49	16.80	7.12	49.01	47.62	50.43	15.54	6.56%	38.67
1970	9M	5M	5M	0.99	1.91%	48.45	16.64	7.12	49.25	47.88	50.67	15.55	6.66%	39.85
1971	10M	5M	5M	0.99	1.93%	48.42	16.53	7.11	49.43	48.06	50.84	15.49	6.74%	40.98
1972	10M	5M	5M	0.99	1.94%	48.42	16.45	7.11	49.56	48.20	50.96	15.46	6.81%	42.07
1973	10M	5M	5M	0.99	1.95%	48.43	16.40	7.10	49.65	48.29	51.05	15.46	6.89%	43.16
1974	10M	5M	5M	0.99	1.96%	48.47	16.35	7.10	49.72	48.36	51.11	15.46	6.96%	44.28
1975	11M	5M	5M	0.99	1.98%	48.53	16.30	7.10	49.77	48.42	51.16	15.47	7.04%	45.49
1976	11M	5M	6M	0.99	1.99%	48.61	16.26	7.10	49.83	48.48	51.21	15.44	7.12%	46.78
1977	11M	6M	6M	0.99	2.00%	48.71	16.21	7.10	49.89	48.54	51.26	15.41	7.20%	48.16
1978	12M	6M	6M	0.99	2.02%	48.82	16.17	7.10	49.94	48.60	51.31	15.39	7.28%	49.62
1979	12M	6M	6M	0.99	2.03%	48.93	16.13	7.10	49.99	48.63	51.36	15.38	7.36%	51.14
1980	12M	6M	6M	0.99	2.04%	49.05	16.12	7.10	50.00	48.62	51.40	15.39	7.53%	52.71
1981	13M	6M	6M	0.99	2.05%	49.16	16.13	7.10	49.96	48.52	51.42	15.34	7.83%	54.33
1982	13M	7M	7M	0.99	2.05%	49.27	16.18	7.10	49.83	48.30	51.40	15.32	8.15%	56.02
1983	14M	7M	7M	0.99	2.04%	49.38	16.27	7.10	49.62	47.96	51.33	15.31	8.47%	57.78
1984	14M	7M	7M	0.99	2.02%	49.47	16.40	7.10	49.30	47.49	51.20	15.31	8.81%	59.66
1985	15M	7M	7M	0.99	1.99%	49.56	16.59	7.10	48.89	46.90	51.01	15.29	9.15%	61.68
1986	15M	8M	8M	0.99	1.95%	49.64	16.82	7.10	48.38	46.18	50.74	15.21	9.51%	63.85
1987	16M	8M	8M	0.99	1.91%	49.71	17.10	7.10	47.78	45.38	50.40	15.12	9.88%	66.14
1988	16M	8M	8M	0.99	1.86%	49.78	17.40	7.10	47.15	44.54	50.01	15.05	10.27%	68.55
1989	17M	8M	8M	0.99	1.81%	49.82	17.71	7.10	46.49	43.71	49.59	14.99	10.67%	71.02
1990	17M	9M	9M	0.99	1.77%	49.86	18.01	7.09	45.85	42.92	49.16	14.95	11.08%	73.52
1991	18M	9M	9M	0.98	1.73%	49.86	18.29	7.08	45.25	42.19	48.72	14.80	11.45%	76.06
1992	19M	9M	9M	0.98	1.69%	49.84	18.52	7.07	44.72	41.57	48.29	14.69	11.79%	78.64
1993	19M	9M	10M	0.98	1.66%	49.80	18.70	7.06	44.27	41.07	47.92	14.60	12.13%	81.24
1994	20M	10M	10M	0.98	1.65%	49.72	18.78	7.04	43.96	40.73	47.64	14.53	12.49%	83.86
1995	20M	10M	10M	0.98	1.65%	49.60	18.75	7.02	43.82	40.60	47.48	14.48	12.85%	86.48
1996	21M	10M	11M	0.97	1.66%	49.46	18.58	6.99	43.90	40.71	47.49	14.37	13.22%	89.11
1997	22M	11M	11M	0.97	1.70%	49.28	18.25	6.97	44.19	41.05	47.69	14.28	13.59%	91.74
1998	22M	11M	11M	0.97	1.76%	49.07	17.79	6.94	44.69	41.61	48.07	14.22	13.98%	94.44
1999	23M	11M	12M	0.97	1.84%	48.84	17.20	6.90	45.37	42.38	48.63	14.18	14.38%	97.24
2000	24M	12M	12M	0.97	1.94%	48.58	16.51	6.87	46.23	43.32	49.34	14.16	14.79%	100.20
2001	24M	12M	12M	0.97	2.07%	48.32	15.76	6.82	47.22	44.42	50.17	14.12	15.20%	103.33
2002	25M	12M	13M	0.97	2.21%	48.04	14.97	6.78	48.30	45.63	51.07	14.10	15.63%	106.62
2003	26M	13M	13M	0.97	2.36%	47.75	14.20	6.72	49.42	46.89	52.01	14.10	16.06%	110.07
2004	27M	13M	14M	0.97	2.52%	47.44	13.46	6.66	50.55	48.18	52.94	14.12	16.51%	113.63
2005	28M	14M	14M	0.97	2.69%	47.10	12.75	6.59	51.68	49.45	53.88	14.15	16.96%	117.29
2006	29M	14M	15M	0.97	2.87%	46.73	12.09	6.52	52.78	50.70	54.81	14.17	17.43%	121.05
2007	29M	15M	15M	0.97	3.04%	46.31	11.46	6.43	53.89	51.93	55.76	14.22	17.90%	124.92
2008	30M	15M	15M	0.97	3.23%	45.83	10.84	6.33	54.98	53.13	56.74	14.27	18.38%	128.93
2009	31M	15M	16M	0.96	3.42%	45.30	10.24	6.23	56.06	54.27	57.73	14.33	18.88%	133.08
2010	32M	16M	17M	0.96	3.63%	44.69	9.66	6.11	57.10	55.35	58.73	14.41	19.38%	137.38
2011	33M	16M	17M	0.96	3.83%	44.01	9.11	5.98	58.09	56.33	59.71	14.48	19.90%	141.83
2012	35M	17M	18M	0.96	4.02%	43.25	8.61	5.85	59.02	57.22	60.68	14.56	20.42%	146.41
2013	36M	18M	18M	0.96	4.21%	42.43	8.14	5.70	59.88	58.02	61.62	14.67	20.96%	151.22
2014	37M	18M	19M	0.96	4.38%	41.56	7.72	5.55	60.67	58.72	62.50	14.78	21.50%	156.38
2015	38M	19M	19M	0.97	4.53%	40.68	7.35	5.39	61.37	59.32	63.30	14.89	22.06%	161.94
2016	40M	19M	20M	0.97	4.66%	39.80	7.03	5.24	61.99	59.83	64.02	15.03	22.62%	167.98
2017	41M	20M	21M	0.97	4.75%	38.95	6.77	5.10	62.52	60.27	64.64	15.18	23.20%	174.41
2018	43M	21M	22M	0.97	4.82%	38.14	6.55	4.96	62.97	60.66	65.17	15.35	23.77%	181.02
2019	44M	22M	22M	0.97	4.86%	37.38	6.38	4.82	63.37	61.00	65.62	15.53	24.36%	187.55
2020	46M	23M	23M	0.97	4.88%	36.67	6.24	4.70	63.71	61.32	66.00	15.73	24.95%	193.78
2021	47M	23M	24M	0.97	4.88%	36.67	6.24	4.70	63.71	61.32	66.00	15.93	25.55%	199.64
2022	48M	24M	25M	0.97	4.88%	36.67	6.24	4.70	63.71	61.32	66.00	16.14	26.16%	205.19
2023	50M	25M	25M	0.97	4.85%	34.83	5.95	4.38	64.57	62.16	66.88	16.37	26.77%	210.56
2024	51M	25M	26M	0.98	4.85%	34.22	5.85	4.28	64.85	62.44	67.18	16.61	27.39%	215.96

Uganda Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	52M	26M	26M	0.98	4.85%	33.61	5.75	4.17	65.14	62.72	67.47	16.84	28.01%	221.55
2026	54M	27M	27M	0.98	4.83%	33.04	5.67	4.08	65.42	62.99	67.76	17.08	28.64%	227.35
2027	55M	27M	28M	0.98	4.81%	32.48	5.59	3.98	65.69	63.25	68.05	17.32	29.27%	233.32
2028	57M	28M	29M	0.98	4.79%	31.91	5.51	3.89	65.97	63.52	68.34	17.56	29.91%	239.42
2029	58M	29M	29M	0.98	4.77%	31.35	5.43	3.79	66.24	63.78	68.63	17.81	30.55%	245.60
2030	59M	29M	30M	0.98	4.75%	30.78	5.35	3.70	66.52	64.05	68.92	18.06	31.19%	251.81
2031	61M	30M	31M	0.98	4.71%	30.25	5.30	3.62	66.77	64.29	69.18	18.31	31.84%	258.05
2032	62M	31M	32M	0.98	4.66%	29.72	5.25	3.54	67.02	64.52	69.45	18.56	32.49%	264.34
2033	64M	32M	32M	0.98	4.60%	29.18	5.21	3.47	67.26	64.76	69.71	18.83	33.14%	270.66
2034	65M	32M	33M	0.98	4.55%	28.65	5.16	3.39	67.51	64.99	69.98	19.11	33.79%	277.00
2035	67M	33M	34M	0.98	4.50%	28.12	5.11	3.31	67.76	65.23	70.24	19.42	34.44%	283.38
2036	68M	34M	35M	0.98	4.43%	27.65	5.09	3.25	67.98	65.44	70.48	19.71	35.09%	289.77
2037	70M	35M	35M	0.98	4.36%	27.18	5.07	3.19	68.20	65.65	70.72	20.01	35.74%	296.17
2038	71M	35M	36M	0.98	4.28%	26.70	5.06	3.12	68.43	65.86	70.95	20.30	36.38%	302.59
2039	73M	36M	37M	0.98	4.20%	26.23	5.04	3.06	68.65	66.07	71.19	20.60	37.03%	309.01
2040	74M	37M	38M	0.98	4.13%	25.76	5.02	3.00	68.87	66.28	71.43	20.89	37.67%	315.43
2041	76M	38M	38M	0.98	4.05%	25.35	5.02	2.95	69.07	66.46	71.64	21.18	38.30%	321.86
2042	77M	38M	39M	0.98	3.96%	24.94	5.03	2.91	69.27	66.65	71.86	21.46	38.93%	328.27
2043	79M	39M	40M	0.98	3.88%	24.54	5.03	2.86	69.47	66.83	72.07	21.75	39.57%	334.68
2044	81M	40M	41M	0.98	3.79%	24.13	5.04	2.82	69.67	67.02	72.29	22.04	40.22%	341.07
2045	82M	41M	41M	0.98	3.71%	23.72	5.04	2.77	69.87	67.20	72.50	22.34	40.87%	347.45
2046	84M	41M	42M	0.98	3.61%	23.36	5.07	2.73	70.05	67.37	72.70	22.62	41.52%	353.81
2047	85M	42M	43M	0.98	3.52%	22.99	5.09	2.70	70.23	67.54	72.89	22.91	42.17%	360.14
2048	86M	43M	44M	0.98	3.42%	22.63	5.12	2.66	70.42	67.70	73.09	23.19	42.83%	366.44
2049	88M	44M	44M	0.98	3.33%	22.26	5.14	2.63	70.60	67.87	73.28	23.48	43.49%	372.71
2050	89M	44M	45M	0.98	3.24%	21.90	5.17	2.59	70.78	68.04	73.48	23.77	44.15%	378.95

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1	Kampala	3,619,221	1,353,189

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Democratic Republic of the Congo101M

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Uganda51M

Burkina Faso23M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

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