Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Uganda

Rural population share in Uganda in 2025 — 68.1%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 27.6 pp.

2025 68.1% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 217
Period maximum 95.6%1960
Period minimum 68.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Uganda, 1960–20256070809010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 95.6%1962: 95.2%1964: 94.8%1966: 94.4%1968: 94%1970: 93.8%1972: 93.7%1974: 93.6%1976: 93.5%1978: 93.4%1980: 93.2%1982: 92.9%1984: 92.3%1986: 91.6%1988: 90.9%1990: 90.2%1992: 89.8%1994: 89.4%1996: 89.1%1998: 88.8%2000: 88.4%2002: 87.8%2004: 86.9%2006: 85.4%2008: 83.5%2010: 81.2%2012: 78.6%2014: 75.8%2016: 74.3%2018: 72.9%2020: 71.5%2022: 70.1%2024: 68.7%2025: 68.1%
Change over the period: −27.6 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 68.1%
World 42.2%
Eastern Africa computed 68.2%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 68.1 −0.7 pp
2024 68.7 −0.7 pp
2023 69.4 −0.7 pp
2022 70.1 −0.7 pp
2021 70.8 −0.7 pp
2020 71.5 −0.7 pp
2019 72.2 −0.7 pp
2018 72.9 −0.7 pp
2017 73.6 −0.7 pp
2016 74.3 −0.7 pp
2015 75 −0.8 pp
2014 75.8 −1.5 pp
2013 77.3 −1.4 pp
2012 78.6 −1.3 pp
2011 79.9 −1.3 pp
2010 81.2 −1.2 pp
2009 82.4 −1.1 pp
2008 83.5 −1 pp
2007 84.5 −0.9 pp
2006 85.4 −0.8 pp
2005 86.2 −0.7 pp
2004 86.9 −0.5 pp
2003 87.4 −0.4 pp
2002 87.8 −0.3 pp
2001 88.1 −0.3 pp
2000 88.4 −0.2 pp
1999 88.6 −0.2 pp
1998 88.8 −0.2 pp
1997 89 −0.2 pp
1996 89.1 −0.2 pp
1995 89.3 −0.2 pp
1994 89.4 −0.2 pp
1993 89.6 −0.2 pp
1992 89.8 −0.2 pp
1991 90 −0.2 pp
1990 90.2 −0.3 pp
1989 90.5 −0.3 pp
1988 90.9 −0.3 pp
1987 91.2 −0.4 pp
1986 91.6 −0.4 pp
1985 91.9 −0.3 pp
1984 92.3 −0.3 pp
1983 92.6 −0.3 pp
1982 92.9 −0.2 pp
1981 93.1 −0.2 pp
1980 93.2 −0.1 pp
1979 93.3 −0.1 pp
1978 93.4 −0.1 pp
1977 93.5 −0.1 pp
1976 93.5 −0 pp
1975 93.6 −0 pp
1974 93.6 −0 pp
1973 93.7 −0 pp
1972 93.7 −0.1 pp
1971 93.8 −0.1 pp
1970 93.8 −0.1 pp
1969 93.9 −0.1 pp
1968 94 −0.2 pp
1967 94.2 −0.2 pp
1966 94.4 −0.2 pp
1965 94.6 −0.2 pp
1964 94.8 −0.2 pp
1963 95 −0.2 pp
1962 95.2 −0.2 pp
1961 95.5 −0.2 pp
1960 95.6

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.