Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Uganda

Population in cities over 1 million in Uganda in 2025 — 4,265,162 people. Ranked 56 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,002.3%.

2025 4.27M people +5.29% vs 2024
World rank 56of 121
Period maximum 4.27M people2025
Period minimum 137,486 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Uganda, 1960–202502M4M6M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 137,486 people1962: 166,609 people1964: 201,955 people1966: 244,735 people1968: 296,655 people1970: 339,836 people1972: 361,862 people1974: 385,281 people1976: 410,253 people1978: 436,804 people1980: 468,589 people1982: 515,448 people1984: 567,067 people1986: 623,773 people1988: 686,240 people1990: 754,863 people1992: 832,239 people1994: 918,131 people1996: 1,013,026 people1998: 1,117,577 people2000: 1,233,086 people2002: 1,360,348 people2004: 1,500,949 people2006: 1,655,857 people2008: 1,827,000 people2010: 2,015,559 people2012: 2,223,879 people2014: 2,453,399 people2016: 2,706,790 people2018: 2,986,352 people2020: 3,298,364 people2022: 3,651,919 people2024: 4,050,826 people2025: 4,265,162 people
Change over the period: +4.13M (+3,002.25%) Average annual rate: 5.43 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Uganda 4.27M people
World computed 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 204M people
Eastern Africa computed 45.67M people
Low-income countries computed 94.17M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.27M +214,336 +5.29%
2024 4.05M +204,724 +5.32%
2023 3.85M +194,183 +5.32%
2022 3.65M +182,409 +5.26%
2021 3.47M +171,146 +5.19%
2020 3.3M +160,674 +5.12%
2019 3.14M +151,338 +5.07%
2018 2.99M +143,215 +5.04%
2017 2.84M +136,347 +5.04%
2016 2.71M +129,808 +5.04%
2015 2.58M +123,583 +5.04%
2014 2.45M +117,656 +5.04%
2013 2.34M +111,864 +5.03%
2012 2.22M +106,792 +5.04%
2011 2.12M +101,528 +5.04%
2010 2.02M +96,659 +5.04%
2009 1.92M +91,900 +5.03%
2008 1.83M +87,734 +5.04%
2007 1.74M +83,409 +5.04%
2006 1.66M +79,409 +5.04%
2005 1.58M +75,499 +5.03%
2004 1.5M +72,077 +5.04%
2003 1.43M +68,524 +5.04%
2002 1.36M +65,237 +5.04%
2001 1.3M +62,025 +5.03%
2000 1.23M +59,214 +5.04%
1999 1.17M +56,295 +5.04%
1998 1.12M +53,595 +5.04%
1997 1.06M +50,956 +5.03%
1996 1.01M +48,647 +5.04%
1995 964,379 +46,248 +5.04%
1994 918,131 +44,030 +5.04%
1993 874,101 +41,862 +5.03%
1992 832,239 +39,965 +5.04%
1991 792,274 +37,411 +4.96%
1990 754,863 +35,152 +4.88%
1989 719,711 +33,471 +4.88%
1988 686,240 +32,000 +4.89%
1987 654,240 +30,467 +4.88%
1986 623,773 +29,048 +4.88%
1985 594,725 +27,658 +4.88%
1984 567,067 +26,443 +4.89%
1983 540,624 +25,176 +4.88%
1982 515,448 +24,004 +4.88%
1981 491,444 +22,855 +4.88%
1980 468,589 +17,861 +3.96%
1979 450,728 +13,924 +3.19%
1978 436,804 +13,493 +3.19%
1977 423,311 +13,058 +3.18%
1976 410,253 +12,691 +3.19%
1975 397,562 +12,281 +3.19%
1974 385,281 +11,901 +3.19%
1973 373,380 +11,518 +3.18%
1972 361,862 +11,194 +3.19%
1971 350,668 +10,832 +3.19%
1970 339,836 +13,290 +4.07%
1969 326,546 +29,891 +10.08%
1968 296,655 +27,225 +10.1%
1967 269,430 +24,695 +10.09%
1966 244,735 +22,431 +10.09%
1965 222,304 +20,349 +10.08%
1964 201,955 +18,534 +10.1%
1963 183,421 +16,812 +10.09%
1962 166,609 +15,270 +10.09%
1961 151,339 +13,853 +10.08%
1960 137,486

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

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