Population in Uganda
The population of Uganda was 51,384,894 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Uganda, 2025
51,384,894
Change from 2024
+2.7%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
31st of 217
Population in Uganda over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51,384,894 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 50,015,092 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 48,656,601 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 47,312,719 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 45,910,930 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 44,457,152 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 42,999,637 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 41,565,831 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 40,177,388 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 38,799,152 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 37,531,446 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 36,395,539 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 35,337,042 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 34,337,438 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 33,354,543 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 32,390,802 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 31,451,151 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 30,539,553 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 29,653,430 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 28,794,003 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 27,963,289 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 27,154,515 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 26,352,124 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 25,532,870 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 24,745,676 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7% from 50,015,092 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37,531,446 people, the figure has changed by +36.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Uganda has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Uganda
All statistics for Uganda
Population growth
2.70%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
48,656,601 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
16.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.28 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.78%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
2.2%
2025 · World Bank