Egypt vs Uganda: Annual population growth

Egypt
1.92 million
in 2023
Uganda
1.34 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
9th
Uganda rank
11th

Annual population growth over time

  • Egypt
  • Uganda
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195119872023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.92 million against 1.34 million in Uganda, a difference of 573,630.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

Across all 73 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 564,300 185,835 378,465 Egypt
1960s 758,475 259,143 499,332 Egypt
1970s 900,702 298,730 601,972 Egypt
1980s 1.39 million 400,854 988,347 Egypt
1990s 1.48 million 624,658 856,374 Egypt
2000s 1.60 million 819,387 778,680 Egypt
2010s 2.01 million 1.15 million 850,303 Egypt
2020s 1.75 million 1.41 million 331,412 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population growth, Egypt or Uganda?
Egypt, at 1.92 million against 1.34 million in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual population growth between Egypt and Uganda?
573,630, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uganda?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Uganda rank globally for annual population growth?
Egypt ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
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