Rural population in Uganda in 2025 — 34,972,582 people. Ranked 17 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 378.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.97M | +601,095 | +1.75% |
| 2024 | 34.37M | +606,694 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.76M | +610,498 | +1.84% |
| 2022 | 33.15M | +666,020 | +2.05% |
| 2021 | 32.49M | +719,183 | +2.26% |
| 2020 | 31.77M | +739,255 | +2.38% |
| 2019 | 31.03M | +740,004 | +2.44% |
| 2018 | 30.29M | +724,871 | +2.45% |
| 2017 | 29.56M | +735,391 | +2.55% |
| 2016 | 28.83M | +672,649 | +2.39% |
| 2015 | 28.16M | +566,865 | +2.05% |
| 2014 | 27.59M | +287,516 | +1.05% |
| 2013 | 27.3M | +303,827 | +1.13% |
| 2012 | 27M | +333,792 | +1.25% |
| 2011 | 26.66M | +363,288 | +1.38% |
| 2010 | 26.3M | +389,771 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 25.91M | +413,494 | +1.62% |
| 2008 | 25.5M | +439,530 | +1.75% |
| 2007 | 25.06M | +464,485 | +1.89% |
| 2006 | 24.59M | +487,405 | +2.02% |
| 2005 | 24.11M | +515,680 | +2.19% |
| 2004 | 23.59M | +556,986 | +2.42% |
| 2003 | 23.03M | +617,136 | +2.75% |
| 2002 | 22.42M | +616,550 | +2.83% |
| 2001 | 21.8M | +594,419 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 21.21M | +604,254 | +2.93% |
| 1999 | 20.6M | +612,698 | +3.07% |
| 1998 | 19.99M | +547,416 | +2.82% |
| 1997 | 19.44M | +521,087 | +2.75% |
| 1996 | 18.92M | +471,939 | +2.56% |
| 1995 | 18.45M | +465,255 | +2.59% |
| 1994 | 17.98M | +560,834 | +3.22% |
| 1993 | 17.42M | +556,714 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 16.87M | +526,637 | +3.22% |
| 1991 | 16.34M | +484,684 | +3.06% |
| 1990 | 15.85M | +455,415 | +2.96% |
| 1989 | 15.4M | +435,594 | +2.91% |
| 1988 | 14.96M | +413,627 | +2.84% |
| 1987 | 14.55M | +388,334 | +2.74% |
| 1986 | 14.16M | +352,795 | +2.55% |
| 1985 | 13.81M | +332,224 | +2.47% |
| 1984 | 13.48M | +310,794 | +2.36% |
| 1983 | 13.17M | +283,661 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 12.88M | +263,502 | +2.09% |
| 1981 | 12.62M | +239,818 | +1.94% |
| 1980 | 12.38M | +241,448 | +1.99% |
| 1979 | 12.14M | +279,733 | +2.36% |
| 1978 | 11.86M | +302,949 | +2.62% |
| 1977 | 11.55M | +295,239 | +2.62% |
| 1976 | 11.26M | +286,730 | +2.61% |
| 1975 | 10.97M | +276,456 | +2.58% |
| 1974 | 10.7M | +258,107 | +2.47% |
| 1973 | 10.44M | +237,090 | +2.32% |
| 1972 | 10.2M | +245,039 | +2.46% |
| 1971 | 9.96M | +271,315 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 9.68M | +279,562 | +2.97% |
| 1969 | 9.41M | +276,275 | +3.03% |
| 1968 | 9.13M | +267,098 | +3.01% |
| 1967 | 8.86M | +252,386 | +2.93% |
| 1966 | 8.61M | +239,820 | +2.87% |
| 1965 | 8.37M | +229,610 | +2.82% |
| 1964 | 8.14M | +220,812 | +2.79% |
| 1963 | 7.92M | +211,615 | +2.75% |
| 1962 | 7.71M | +202,861 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 7.5M | +197,149 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 7.31M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
