Rural population growth in Uganda
Uganda: Rural population growth was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Uganda, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.7% for rural population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Uganda peaked at 3.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
Uganda ranks 25th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 5.67 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 3.33 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Uganda?
- Rural population growth in Uganda was 1.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for rural population growth?
- Uganda ranks 25th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.