Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Uganda

Number of immigrants in Uganda in 2024 — 2,057,759 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 267.1%.

2024 2.06M people +15.86% vs 2020
World rank 38of 215
Period maximum 2.06M people2024
Period minimum 515,055 people2010

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Uganda, 1990–202401M2M3M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 560,570 people1995: 666,211 people2000: 624,296 people2005: 637,596 people2010: 515,055 people2015: 823,181 people2020: 1,776,038 people2024: 2,057,759 people
Change over the period: +1.5M (+267.08%) Average annual rate: 3.9 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 2.06M people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Eastern Africa computed 8.02M people
Low-income countries computed 14.4M people
Number of immigrants — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.06M
2020 1.78M
2015 823,181
2010 515,055
2005 637,596
2000 624,296
1995 666,211
1990 560,570

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

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