Uganda
Population 2026
52,761,469
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.68%
- Density
- 263 per km²
- Land area
- 200,520 km²
- Capital
- Kampala
- Currency
- Shilling (UGX)
- Official languages
- EN-UG, LG, SW, AR
- Urban population
- 31.9%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 1,746,9792026
- Deaths
- 245,6432026
- Birth rate
- 34.4per 1,000
- Death rate
- 4.8per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.17
- Life expectancy
- 68.5At birth, years
- Median age
- 17.1
- Net migration
- -119,059
Age distribution
- 0–1443.1%
- 15–6454.7%
- 65+2.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $62.0B
- GDP per capita
- $1.2K
- GDP growth
- +6.3%
- Inflation
- 3.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Exports
- $13.3B
- Imports
- $17.8B
- Tourism receipts
- 9.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture26.1%
- Industry24.3%
- Manufacturing14.5%
- Services42.1%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture64.9%
- Industry7.3%
- Services27.9%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KampalaCentral Region | 1,680,6002025 |
| 2 | NansanaCentral Region | 532,8002026 |
| 3 | KiraCentral Region | 462,9002026 |
| 4 | BunamwayaCentral Region | 413,4002026 |
| 5 | KyengeraCentral Region | 285,4002026 |
| 6 | KasangatiCentral Region | 277,6852026 |
| 7 | MbararaWestern Region | 221,3002026 |
| 8 | NjeruCentral Region | 201,4842026 |
| 9 | MukonoCentral Region | 191,3002026 |
| 10 | GuluNorthern Region | 177,4002026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52,761,469 | 1.7M | 246K |
| 2020 | 44,457,148 | 1.6M | 239K |
| 2010 | 32,390,801 | 1.4M | 268K |
| 2000 | 24,000,158 | 1.2M | 355K |
| 1990 | 17,569,895 | 896K | 308K |
| 1980 | 13,275,751 | 647K | 276K |
| 1970 | 10,321,608 | 503K | 169K |
| 1960 | 7,640,975 | 371K | 146K |
| 1950 | 5,750,917 | 301K | 143K |