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Uganda

Population

53,188,270

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
30th
Share of world
0.64%
Annual change
+1,376,5752.82%

Population of Uganda

050M100M150M200M250M300M202653.2M2050 projection85.4M↑ 61% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 53,188,270. 2050 projection: 85,431,202.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Uganda. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202652,761,4692.82%30
202551,384,8942.94%31
202044,457,1523.39%34
201942,999,6373.45%35
201841,565,8313.46%35
201740,177,3883.55%35
201537,531,4462.99%37
201032,390,8022.98%38
200527,963,2893.10%40
200024,000,1503.04%43

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Population by City

Kampala is home to 1,862,258 people, 3.53% of Uganda's population.

City population1M700K300K
Kampala 1.9MNansana 765.3KKira 495.3KMakindye Ssabagabo 480.0KArua 401.9KMukono 338.1KMasaka 320.0KMbale 295.4KJinja 286.1KMbarara 280.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Kampala1.9M3.53%
2Nansana765.3K1.45%
3Kira495.3K0.94%
4Makindye Ssabagabo480.0K0.91%
5Arua401.9K0.76%
6Mukono338.1K0.64%
7Masaka320.0K0.61%
8Mbale295.4K0.56%
9Jinja286.1K0.54%
10Mbarara280.9K0.53%

Uganda by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Uganda is home to an estimated 53,188,270 people, the 30th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Uganda has a net population change of approximately 3,777 people per day, driven by 4,783 births, 673 deaths, and net emigration of 333 people.
Share of world
Uganda makes up 0.64% of the world's population and 3.33% of Africa's.
Density
263.1 people per km² of land (681.5 per mi²), ranking 60th among countries and territories.
Urban living
31.94% of people live in urban areas.

Uganda Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 136100+ years, female: 1,07495–99 years, male: 1,18495–99 years, female: 5,48790–94 years, male: 5,46290–94 years, female: 17,72185–89 years, male: 15,87085–89 years, female: 37,17280–84 years, male: 35,56180–84 years, female: 62,80375–79 years, male: 79,83075–79 years, female: 121,17170–74 years, male: 135,14670–74 years, female: 192,20565–69 years, male: 211,06165–69 years, female: 276,13260–64 years, male: 321,26660–64 years, female: 385,86455–59 years, male: 469,61055–59 years, female: 524,62450–54 years, male: 613,20750–54 years, female: 658,91345–49 years, male: 772,87345–49 years, female: 812,86940–44 years, male: 1,026,08840–44 years, female: 1,065,45035–39 years, male: 1,421,68035–39 years, female: 1,463,05030–34 years, male: 1,857,77030–34 years, female: 1,893,41625–29 years, male: 2,238,88825–29 years, female: 2,266,05220–24 years, male: 2,593,70620–24 years, female: 2,611,15615–19 years, male: 3,031,64115–19 years, female: 3,022,46810–14 years, male: 3,388,77710–14 years, female: 3,348,0185–9 years, male: 3,793,5905–9 years, female: 3,721,6770–4 years, male: 4,176,0850–4 years, female: 4,084,721100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–42M2M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

18.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

68.9 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.64%

Female

50.36%

Life expectancy 65.9Life expectancy 71.8

Ethnicity

32.1%

Other

  • Other32.1%
  • Baganda16.5%
  • Banyankole9.6%
  • Basoga8.8%
  • Bakiga7.1%
  • Iteso7%
  • Langi6.3%
  • Bagisu4.9%
  • Acholi4.4%
  • Lugbara3.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014 est.

Religion

45.1%

Protestant, the largest religion

  • Protestant45.1%
  • Roman Catholic39.3%
  • Muslim13.7%
  • Other1.6%
  • None0.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014 est.

Protestant: Anglican 32.0%, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical 11.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist 0.3%

Other: includes traditional, Jehovah's Witness, Orthodox, Other Christian

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Uganda United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Bureau of Statistics
  5. Bureau of Statistics