The population of Uganda is expected to grow by 1,376,575 in 2026 and reach 54,144,272 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 121,799 people yearly. On average there are 1,746,387 births and 246,537 deaths in Uganda per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 2.84 percent per year. The population density of Uganda has changed from 66.4 in 1980 to 249.4 in 2024.
| Current population | 53,935,904 people at present (Friday 6th of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 21.8 years |
| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | |
| Population density | 264.1 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52,761,469 | 1,376,575 (2.6%) | -121,799 | 21.8 | 3.98 | 264 | 17,195,887 (32.6%) |
| 2025 | 51,384,894 | 1,369,802 (2.7%) | -119,059 | 21.6 | 4.07 | 257 | 16,412,312 (31.9%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -117,924 | 21.5 | 4.17 | 249 | 15,643,605 (31.3%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -126,181 | 21.3 | 4.28 | 243 | 14,891,808 (30.6%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -118,843 | 21.1 | 4.39 | 236 | 14,158,424 (29.9%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 43,464 | 21.0 | 4.51 | 229 | 13,422,655 (29.2%) |
| 2020 | 44,457,152 | 1,457,515 (3.3%) | 43,464 | 20.8 | 4.62 | 222 | 12,688,060 (28.5%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 107,210 | 20.7 | 4.74 | 214 | 11,969,800 (27.8%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 60,724 | 20.5 | 4.87 | 207 | 11,275,998 (27.1%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 92,879 | 20.3 | 4.99 | 200 | 10,612,426 (26.4%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 123,379 | 20.2 | 5.11 | 193 | 9,969,581 (25.7%) |
| 2015 | 37,531,446 | 1,135,907 (3.0%) | -62,366 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 187 | 9,374,524 (25.0%) |
| 2010 | 32,390,802 | 939,651 (2.9%) | -168,322 | 19.7 | 6.02 | 162 | 6,089,168 (18.8%) |
| 2005 | 27,963,289 | 808,774 (2.9%) | -151,386 | 19.6 | 6.53 | 140 | 3,856,340 (13.8%) |
| 2000 | 24,000,150 | 742,869 (3.1%) | -52,824 | 19.8 | 6.79 | 120 | 2,793,972 (11.6%) |
| 1995 | 20,665,667 | 556,866 (2.7%) | -242,378 | 20.1 | 6.87 | 103 | 2,216,883 (10.7%) |
| 1990 | 17,569,897 | 559,199 (3.2%) | -21,688 | 20.5 | 7.01 | 88 | 1,715,237 (9.8%) |
| 1985 | 15,023,681 | 416,004 (2.8%) | -42,942 | 20.9 | 7.04 | 75 | 1,214,786 (8.1%) |
| 1980 | 13,275,741 | 273,578 (2.1%) | -105,900 | 21.2 | 7.11 | 66 | 896,845 (6.8%) |
| 1975 | 11,725,240 | 300,394 (2.6%) | -47,359 | 21.4 | 7.20 | 59 | 752,443 (6.4%) |
| 1970 | 10,321,603 | 306,745 (3.0%) | -25,646 | 21.7 | 7.15 | 52 | 636,813 (6.2%) |
| 1965 | 8,849,203 | 262,840 (3.0%) | -3,716 | 21.9 | 7.04 | 44 | 479,554 (5.4%) |
| 1960 | 7,640,973 | 221,244 (2.8%) | -7,586 | 21.9 | 6.91 | 38 | 333,371 (4.4%) |
In 2025 the population of Uganda was 51,384,894 and the average age decreased from 21.9 in 1960 to 21.6. Urban population has increased from 2,793,972 (11.6%) in 2000 to 17,195,887 (32.6%) in the current year. The population density of Uganda has changed from 66.4 in 1980 to 249.4 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 43,464 | 20.8 | 4.62 | 222 | 12,688,060 (28.5%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -119,059 | 21.6 | 4.07 | 257 | 16,412,312 (31.9%) |
| 2030 | 58,312,940 | 1,390,150 (2.4%) | -122,507 | 22.7 | 3.61 | 292 | 20,456,276 (35.1%) |
| 2035 | 65,205,574 | 1,371,706 (2.1%) | -123,583 | 23.9 | 3.25 | 326 | 24,691,883 (37.9%) |
| 2040 | 72,020,418 | 1,350,543 (1.9%) | -144,907 | 25.2 | 2.99 | 360 | 28,959,301 (40.2%) |
| 2045 | 78,797,992 | 1,348,471 (1.7%) | -141,160 | 26.6 | 2.78 | 394 | 33,105,883 (42.0%) |
| 2050 | 85,431,202 | 1,301,149 (1.5%) | -144,872 | 28.0 | 2.61 | 428 | 36,894,347 (43.2%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 73.4 (70.3 years for male and 76.5 years for females). Population density will go up to 427.6 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 2.68% (1,369,802 residents, including 238,422 deaths). The demographics of Uganda constitutes of 26,572,039 women and 26,189,430 men, which means there are 986 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 54.2% of population (28,570,335) is 19 or younger, 43.6% of population (22,982,896) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.3% of population (1,197,685) is over 65.