Ethiopia vs Uganda: Population growth rate
Ethiopia
2.6%
in 2023
Uganda
2.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
25th
Uganda rank
22nd
Population growth rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.2% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for population growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.