Urban population growth in Uganda
The urban population of Uganda changed by 4.80% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1998.
Uganda, 2025
4.80%
Change from 2024
−0.13percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
9th of 217
Urban population growth in Uganda over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.80% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.93% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 5.05% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 5.34% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 5.63% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 5.83% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 5.97% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 6.07% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 6.25% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 6.15% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 6.26% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 9.16% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 9.06% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 9.26% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 9.40% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 9.46% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 9.42% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 9.28% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 8.99% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 8.53% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 7.90% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 7.14% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 6.29% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 5.63% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.27% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.13 percentage points from 4.93% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.26%, the figure has changed by −1.47 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Uganda has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Uganda
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Urban population share
31.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.70%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
48,656,601 people
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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%
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