Uganda
Urban population in Uganda
Urban population in Uganda: 3.2% in 1950 and 31.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 31.9%
- Since 1950
- +28.7 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 201 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 43.2%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 43.2% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Uganda |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.9 |
| 2024 | 31.3 |
| 2023 | 30.6 |
| 2022 | 29.9 |
| 2021 | 29.2 |
| 2020 | 28.5 |
| 2019 | 27.8 |
| 2018 | 27.1 |
| 2017 | 26.4 |
| 2016 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2014 | 24.2 |
| 2013 | 22.7 |
| 2012 | 21.4 |
| 2011 | 20.1 |
| 2010 | 18.8 |
| 2009 | 17.6 |
| 2008 | 16.5 |
| 2007 | 15.5 |
| 2006 | 14.6 |
| 2005 | 13.8 |
| 2004 | 13.1 |
| 2003 | 12.6 |
| 2002 | 12.2 |
| 2001 | 11.9 |
| 2000 | 11.6 |
| 1999 | 11.4 |
| 1998 | 11.2 |
| 1997 | 11.1 |
| 1996 | 10.9 |
| 1995 | 10.7 |
| 1994 | 10.6 |
| 1993 | 10.4 |
| 1992 | 10.2 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1990 | 9.8 |
| 1989 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 9.1 |
| 1987 | 8.8 |
| 1986 | 8.4 |
| 1985 | 8.1 |
| 1984 | 7.7 |
| 1983 | 7.4 |
| 1982 | 7.1 |
| 1981 | 6.9 |
| 1980 | 6.8 |
| 1979 | 6.7 |
| 1978 | 6.6 |
| 1977 | 6.5 |
| 1976 | 6.5 |
| 1975 | 6.4 |
| 1974 | 6.4 |
| 1973 | 6.3 |
| 1972 | 6.3 |
| 1971 | 6.2 |
| 1970 | 6.2 |
| 1969 | 6.1 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1967 | 5.8 |
| 1966 | 5.6 |
| 1965 | 5.4 |
| 1964 | 5.2 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1962 | 4.8 |
| 1961 | 4.5 |
| 1960 | 4.4 |
| 1959 | 4.2 |
| 1958 | 4.1 |
| 1957 | 4 |
| 1956 | 3.8 |
| 1955 | 3.7 |
| 1954 | 3.6 |
| 1953 | 3.5 |
| 1952 | 3.4 |
| 1951 | 3.3 |
| 1950 | 3.2 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Uganda |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.6 |
| 2027 | 33.2 |
| 2028 | 33.9 |
| 2029 | 34.5 |
| 2030 | 35.1 |
| 2031 | 35.7 |
| 2032 | 36.2 |
| 2033 | 36.8 |
| 2034 | 37.3 |
| 2035 | 37.9 |
| 2036 | 38.4 |
| 2037 | 38.9 |
| 2038 | 39.3 |
| 2039 | 39.8 |
| 2040 | 40.2 |
| 2041 | 40.6 |
| 2042 | 41 |
| 2043 | 41.4 |
| 2044 | 41.7 |
| 2045 | 42 |
| 2046 | 42.3 |
| 2047 | 42.6 |
| 2048 | 42.8 |
| 2049 | 43 |
| 2050 | 43.2 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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Military
- Military spending1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per person$26 in 2025
- Military share of state spending9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel46,000 people in 2020
- National power0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports4 million TIV in 2016