Spain vs Uganda: Has the population peaked?

Spain
47.91 million people
in 2023
Uganda
48.66 million people
in 2023
Spain rank
32nd
Uganda rank
31st

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Spain
  • Uganda
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M195019862023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 48.66 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain, a difference of 745,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 31st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 29.02 million people 6.55 million people 22.47 million people Spain
1960s 31.93 million people 8.76 million people 23.17 million people Spain
1970s 35.55 million people 11.62 million people 23.92 million people Spain
1980s 38.43 million people 14.95 million people 23.48 million people Spain
1990s 39.94 million people 20.36 million people 19.58 million people Spain
2000s 43.68 million people 27.62 million people 16.06 million people Spain
2010s 46.93 million people 37.29 million people 9.64 million people Spain
2020s 47.79 million people 46.58 million people 1.20 million people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Spain or Uganda?
Uganda, at 48.66 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Spain and Uganda?
745,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Spain and Uganda rank globally for has the population peaked??
Spain ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.