Urban population share in Uganda
31.9% of people in Uganda lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Uganda, 2025
31.9%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
192nd of 217
Urban population share in Uganda over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.9% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 31.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.0%, the figure has changed by +7.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Uganda has the 192nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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48,656,601 people
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Median age estimates and projections
16.5 years
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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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Population
51,384,894 people
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Population growth
2.70%
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