Population growth in Uganda
Uganda: Population growth was 2.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population growth in Uganda, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Uganda is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Uganda peaked at 3.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 21st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Uganda
- Population, total 51.38 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 16.41 million (2025)
- Urban population 31.9% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.3% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.637 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.6% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 16.1% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.3 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Uganda?
- Population growth in Uganda was 2.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for population growth?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.