🇺🇬 Uganda Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Uganda is 52,761,470, ranking #30 in the world (0.64% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.62% per year. The biggest city is Kampala with 1,680,600 inhabitants.

Live estimate

52,793,679

Growth rate

2.62%

Density

264

people / km² (684 / mi²)

Median age

17.1

Fertility rate

3.97

births per woman

Life expectancy

68.9

years

Uganda population 1950–2100

Population of Uganda, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Uganda is projected to reach 85,431,202, and 120,835,192 by 2100.

Uganda population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	52,761,470	2.62%	264.1	17.1
2025	51,384,894	2.67%	257.2	16.9
2024	50,015,092	2.73%	250.3	16.7
2023	48,656,601	2.78%	243.5	16.5
2022	47,312,720	2.83%	236.8	16.3
2021	45,910,930	3.19%	229.8	16.1
2020	44,457,152	3.24%	222.5	15.9
2019	42,999,637	3.43%	215.2	15.7
2018	41,565,831	3.35%	208.0	15.5
2017	40,177,388	3.44%	201.1	15.2
2016	38,799,152	3.54%	194.2	15.0
2015	37,531,446	3.10%	187.8	14.8
2014	36,395,539	3.05%	182.2	14.6
2013	35,337,042	2.85%	176.9	14.5
2012	34,337,438	2.89%	171.9	14.4
2011	33,354,544	2.92%	166.9	14.3
2010	32,390,802	2.94%	162.1	14.2
2009	31,451,151	2.94%	157.4	14.1
2008	30,539,553	2.94%	152.8	14.1
2007	29,653,430	2.95%	148.4	14.0
2006	28,794,003	2.93%	144.1	14.0
2005	27,963,289	2.92%	140.0	14.0
2004	27,154,515	2.95%	135.9	14.0
2003	26,352,124	3.06%	131.9	14.0
2002	25,532,870	3.27%	127.8	13.9
2001	24,745,676	2.99%	123.8	13.9
2000	24,000,150	3.13%	120.1	14.0
1999	23,257,281	3.16%	116.4	14.0
1998	22,515,806	3.32%	112.7	14.0
1997	21,856,046	2.62%	109.4	14.1
1996	21,231,550	3.19%	106.3	14.2
1995	20,665,667	2.20%	103.4	14.4
1994	20,108,801	3.28%	100.6	14.6
1993	19,445,161	3.44%	97.3	14.7
1992	18,785,032	3.47%	94.0	14.7
1991	18,155,902	3.34%	90.9	14.7
1990	17,569,897	3.22%	87.9	14.8
1989	17,010,698	3.25%	85.1	14.8
1988	16,470,483	3.20%	82.4	14.8
1987	15,954,170	3.17%	79.8	14.8
1986	15,467,579	3.03%	77.4	14.8
1985	15,023,680	2.79%	75.2	14.8
1984	14,607,678	2.82%	73.1	14.8
1983	14,221,882	2.53%	71.2	14.8
1982	13,873,631	2.43%	69.4	14.8
1981	13,556,452	2.19%	67.8	14.9
1980	13,275,741	1.99%	66.4	14.9
1979	13,002,162	2.17%	65.1	15.0
1978	12,692,113	2.66%	63.5	15.1
1977	12,359,669	2.65%	61.9	15.1
1976	12,037,294	2.63%	60.2	15.1
1975	11,725,240	2.62%	58.7	15.1
1974	11,424,846	2.57%	57.2	15.2
1973	11,144,236	2.40%	55.8	15.3
1972	10,885,796	2.29%	54.5	15.4
1971	10,618,206	2.69%	53.1	15.5
1970	10,321,604	2.98%	51.7	15.5
1969	10,014,858	3.06%	50.1	15.5
1968	9,708,632	3.16%	48.6	15.5
1967	9,408,924	3.11%	47.1	15.5
1966	9,122,864	3.06%	45.7	15.5
1965	8,849,204	3.03%	44.3	15.4
1964	8,586,363	3.00%	43.0	15.4
1963	8,333,662	2.97%	41.7	15.5
1962	8,092,231	2.90%	40.5	15.6
1961	7,862,217	2.86%	39.3	15.8
1960	7,640,973	2.85%	38.2	16.0
1959	7,423,426	2.93%	37.2	16.3
1958	7,209,757	2.91%	36.1	16.5
1957	7,003,884	2.88%	35.1	16.8
1956	6,805,459	2.86%	34.1	17.1
1955	6,613,770	2.85%	33.1	17.3
1954	6,428,378	2.83%	32.2	17.5
1953	6,249,435	2.81%	31.3	17.7
1952	6,077,040	2.78%	30.4	17.9
1951	5,911,164	2.75%	29.6	18.0
1950	5,750,914	2.75%	28.8	18.2

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	54,144,272	2.56%	271.0	17.3
2028	55,532,558	2.50%	277.9	17.5
2029	56,922,790	2.44%	284.9	17.8
2030	58,312,940	2.38%	291.8	18.0
2031	59,703,534	2.33%	298.8	18.3
2032	61,089,056	2.26%	305.7	18.5
2033	62,464,107	2.19%	312.6	18.8
2034	63,833,868	2.15%	319.5	19.0
2035	65,205,574	2.11%	326.3	19.3
2036	66,573,733	2.05%	333.2	19.6
2037	67,942,632	2.02%	340.0	19.8
2038	69,312,208	1.97%	346.9	20.1
2039	70,669,875	1.91%	353.7	20.4
2040	72,020,418	1.87%	360.4	20.7
2041	73,372,653	1.85%	367.2	21.0
2042	74,730,004	1.82%	374.0	21.3
2043	76,090,990	1.79%	380.8	21.7
2044	77,449,521	1.75%	387.6	22.0
2045	78,797,992	1.70%	394.4	22.3
2046	80,139,175	1.67%	401.1	22.7
2047	81,478,502	1.64%	407.8	23.0
2048	82,812,095	1.60%	414.5	23.3
2049	84,130,053	1.55%	421.1	23.7
2050	85,431,202	1.52%	427.6	24.0
2051	86,718,842	1.48%	434.0	24.4
2052	87,994,728	1.45%	440.4	24.7
2053	89,259,476	1.41%	446.7	25.1
2054	90,505,891	1.36%	453.0	25.4
2055	91,729,147	1.32%	459.1	25.8
2056	92,930,867	1.28%	465.1	26.1
2057	94,115,087	1.25%	471.0	26.4
2058	95,281,800	1.21%	476.9	26.8
2059	96,426,132	1.17%	482.6	27.1
2060	97,542,311	1.13%	488.2	27.5
2061	98,640,640	1.11%	493.7	27.8
2062	99,723,532	1.07%	499.1	28.2
2063	100,778,773	1.03%	504.4	28.5
2064	101,810,174	1.00%	509.5	28.8
2065	102,815,037	0.96%	514.6	29.2
2066	103,793,951	0.94%	519.5	29.5
2067	104,749,950	0.90%	524.3	29.8
2068	105,679,495	0.87%	528.9	30.2
2069	106,581,041	0.83%	533.4	30.5
2070	107,461,466	0.81%	537.8	30.8
2071	108,317,272	0.77%	542.1	31.2
2072	109,144,756	0.75%	546.3	31.5
2073	109,944,913	0.71%	550.3	31.8
2074	110,717,753	0.69%	554.1	32.2
2075	111,470,717	0.67%	557.9	32.5
2076	112,201,024	0.64%	561.5	32.8
2077	112,898,955	0.60%	565.0	33.2
2078	113,567,433	0.58%	568.4	33.5
2079	114,203,980	0.54%	571.6	33.8
2080	114,812,180	0.53%	574.6	34.1
2081	115,393,561	0.48%	577.5	34.5
2082	115,943,223	0.47%	580.3	34.8
2083	116,468,068	0.44%	582.9	35.1
2084	116,958,194	0.40%	585.4	35.4
2085	117,410,683	0.37%	587.6	35.7
2086	117,831,254	0.34%	589.7	36.1
2087	118,229,691	0.33%	591.7	36.4
2088	118,604,118	0.30%	593.6	36.7
2089	118,950,728	0.28%	595.3	37.0
2090	119,267,678	0.25%	596.9	37.3
2091	119,548,482	0.22%	598.3	37.6
2092	119,802,176	0.20%	599.6	37.9
2093	120,030,493	0.18%	600.7	38.2
2094	120,223,595	0.14%	601.7	38.5
2095	120,394,755	0.14%	602.6	38.8
2096	120,537,698	0.10%	603.3	39.1
2097	120,644,959	0.08%	603.8	39.4
2098	120,728,726	0.06%	604.2	39.7
2099	120,794,428	0.05%	604.6	40.0
2100	120,835,192	0.02%	604.8	40.2

States & provinces of Uganda by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Mubende	660,000	1.3%
2	Oyam	340,000	0.6%
3	Ibanda	250,000	0.5%
4	Buliisa	150,000	0.3%
5	Bukomansimbi	139,600	0.3%
6	Kibuku	128,200	0.2%
7	Gomba	100,000	0.2%
8	Bulambuli	97,300	0.2%
9	Otuke	77,800	0.1%
10	Buvuma	30,000	0.1%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Uganda

#	City	Region	Population
1	Kampala capital	Central Region	1,680,600
2	Nansana	Central Region	532,800
3	Kira	Central Region	462,900
4	Bunamwaya	Central Region	413,400
5	Kyengera	Central Region	285,400
6	Mbarara	Western Region	221,300
7	Kasangati	Central Region	207,800
8	Mukono	Central Region	191,300
9	Njeru	Central Region	178,800
10	Gulu	Northern Region	177,400
11	Katabi	Central Region	154,300
12	Kajansi	Central Region	135,600
13	Lugazi	Central Region	128,400
14	Hoima	Western Region	122,700
15	Mubende	Central Region	121,600

FAQ

What is the population of Uganda in 2026?

The population of Uganda is 52,761,470 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Uganda?

Kampala is the biggest city in Uganda with 1,680,600 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Uganda growing or shrinking?

The population of Uganda is growing at 2.62% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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