Uganda's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 51.4 million in 2021.
The population of Uganda grew at 3.3% in the last year and is ranked the 9th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Algeria.
Uganda last conducted a national census in 2014 and 32.2% of births in Uganda are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Uganda compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Uganda's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London