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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Uganda

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population51.38M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$61.99B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.21K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth68.52024 · yearsInternet use8.9%2024 · % of populationForest area11%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.7%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Uganda2025 · 2.7%
00.871.752.623.491960199320251961: 2.9%1962: 2.9%1963: 2.9%1964: 3%1965: 3%1966: 3%1967: 3.1%1968: 3.1%1969: 3.1%1970: 3%1971: 2.8%1972: 2.5%1973: 2.3%1974: 2.5%1975: 2.6%1976: 2.6%1977: 2.6%1978: 2.7%1979: 2.4%1980: 2.1%1981: 2.1%1982: 2.3%1983: 2.5%1984: 2.7%1985: 2.8%1986: 2.9%1987: 3.1%1988: 3.2%1989: 3.2%1990: 3.2%1991: 3.3%1992: 3.4%1993: 3.5%1994: 3.4%1995: 2.7%1996: 2.7%1997: 2.9%1998: 3%1999: 3.2%2000: 3.1%2001: 3.1%2002: 3.1%2003: 3.2%2004: 3%2005: 2.9%2006: 2.9%2007: 2.9%2008: 2.9%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.9%2011: 2.9%2012: 2.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 3%2015: 3.1%2016: 3.3%2017: 3.5%2018: 3.4%2019: 3.4%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.2%2022: 3%2023: 2.8%2024: 2.8%2025: 2.7%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Uganda in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Kampala
Country code
UGA

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