Urban population in Uganda in 2025 — 16,412,312 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4,823.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.41M | +768,707 | +4.91% |
| 2024 | 15.64M | +751,797 | +5.05% |
| 2023 | 14.89M | +733,384 | +5.18% |
| 2022 | 14.16M | +735,769 | +5.48% |
| 2021 | 13.42M | +734,595 | +5.79% |
| 2020 | 12.69M | +718,260 | +6% |
| 2019 | 11.97M | +693,802 | +6.15% |
| 2018 | 11.28M | +663,572 | +6.25% |
| 2017 | 10.61M | +642,845 | +6.45% |
| 2016 | 9.97M | +595,057 | +6.35% |
| 2015 | 9.37M | +569,042 | +6.46% |
| 2014 | 8.81M | +770,981 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 8.03M | +695,777 | +9.48% |
| 2012 | 7.34M | +649,103 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 6.69M | +600,453 | +9.86% |
| 2010 | 6.09M | +549,880 | +9.93% |
| 2009 | 5.54M | +498,104 | +9.88% |
| 2008 | 5.04M | +446,593 | +9.72% |
| 2007 | 4.59M | +394,942 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 4.2M | +343,309 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 3.86M | +293,094 | +8.23% |
| 2004 | 3.56M | +245,405 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 3.32M | +202,118 | +6.49% |
| 2002 | 3.12M | +170,644 | +5.79% |
| 2001 | 2.95M | +151,107 | +5.41% |
| 2000 | 2.79M | +138,615 | +5.22% |
| 1999 | 2.66M | +128,777 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 2.53M | +112,344 | +4.65% |
| 1997 | 2.41M | +103,409 | +4.47% |
| 1996 | 2.31M | +93,944 | +4.24% |
| 1995 | 2.22M | +91,611 | +4.31% |
| 1994 | 2.13M | +102,806 | +5.08% |
| 1993 | 2.02M | +103,415 | +5.39% |
| 1992 | 1.92M | +102,494 | +5.64% |
| 1991 | 1.82M | +101,320 | +5.91% |
| 1990 | 1.72M | +103,784 | +6.44% |
| 1989 | 1.61M | +104,621 | +6.94% |
| 1988 | 1.51M | +102,686 | +7.31% |
| 1987 | 1.4M | +98,257 | +7.52% |
| 1986 | 1.31M | +91,103 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.21M | +83,780 | +7.41% |
| 1984 | 1.13M | +75,002 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1.06M | +64,589 | +6.51% |
| 1982 | 991,415 | +53,677 | +5.72% |
| 1981 | 937,738 | +40,893 | +4.56% |
| 1980 | 896,845 | +32,130 | +3.72% |
| 1979 | 864,715 | +30,317 | +3.63% |
| 1978 | 834,398 | +29,495 | +3.66% |
| 1977 | 804,903 | +27,136 | +3.49% |
| 1976 | 777,767 | +25,324 | +3.37% |
| 1975 | 752,443 | +23,938 | +3.29% |
| 1974 | 728,505 | +22,503 | +3.19% |
| 1973 | 706,002 | +21,350 | +3.12% |
| 1972 | 684,652 | +22,551 | +3.41% |
| 1971 | 662,101 | +25,288 | +3.97% |
| 1970 | 636,813 | +27,183 | +4.46% |
| 1969 | 609,630 | +29,951 | +5.17% |
| 1968 | 579,679 | +32,610 | +5.96% |
| 1967 | 547,069 | +33,674 | +6.56% |
| 1966 | 513,395 | +33,841 | +7.06% |
| 1965 | 479,554 | +33,230 | +7.45% |
| 1964 | 446,324 | +31,888 | +7.69% |
| 1963 | 414,436 | +29,817 | +7.75% |
| 1962 | 384,619 | +27,153 | +7.6% |
| 1961 | 357,466 | +24,095 | +7.23% |
| 1960 | 333,371 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
