Afghanistan vs Uganda: Urban and rural population 2050

Afghanistan
45.22 million
in 2050
Uganda
48.54 million
in 2050
Afghanistan rank
16th
Uganda rank
15th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 48.54 million against 45.22 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.32 million.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 35 and Uganda in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1000s 2.25 million 799,999 1.45 million Afghanistan
1100s 2.37 million 939,996 1.43 million Afghanistan
1200s 2.50 million 1.08 million 1.42 million Afghanistan
1300s 1.75 million 1.22 million 530,000 Afghanistan
1400s 1.87 million 1.36 million 515,000 Afghanistan
1500s 2.00 million 1.50 million 500,030 Afghanistan
1600s 2.50 million 1.75 million 749,970 Afghanistan
1700s 2.50 million 1.99 million 500,640 Afghanistan
1710s 2.55 million 2.01 million 539,530 Afghanistan
1720s 2.61 million 2.03 million 577,060 Afghanistan
1730s 2.67 million 2.05 million 614,700 Afghanistan
1740s 2.73 million 2.07 million 652,350 Afghanistan
1750s 2.79 million 2.10 million 689,880 Afghanistan
1760s 2.85 million 2.12 million 727,140 Afghanistan
1770s 2.91 million 2.15 million 763,940 Afghanistan
1780s 2.97 million 2.17 million 800,090 Afghanistan
1790s 3.04 million 2.20 million 835,310 Afghanistan
1800s 3.10 million 2.23 million 869,300 Afghanistan
1810s 3.17 million 2.27 million 901,670 Afghanistan
1820s 3.24 million 2.30 million 931,930 Afghanistan
1830s 3.34 million 2.35 million 993,230 Afghanistan
1840s 3.52 million 2.39 million 1.13 million Afghanistan
1850s 3.70 million 2.44 million 1.27 million Afghanistan
1860s 3.90 million 2.50 million 1.41 million Afghanistan
1870s 4.11 million 2.56 million 1.55 million Afghanistan
1880s 4.39 million 2.63 million 1.75 million Afghanistan
1890s 4.74 million 2.72 million 2.01 million Afghanistan
1900s 5.11 million 2.83 million 2.28 million Afghanistan
1910s 5.51 million 2.96 million 2.55 million Afghanistan
1920s 5.97 million 3.14 million 2.83 million Afghanistan
1930s 6.42 million 3.40 million 3.02 million Afghanistan
1940s 6.85 million 3.84 million 3.01 million Afghanistan
1950s 7.73 million 6.30 million 1.43 million Afghanistan
1960s 9.02 million 8.30 million 725,597 Afghanistan
1970s 10.88 million 10.88 million 1,101 Afghanistan
1980s 9.67 million 13.74 million 4.07 million Uganda
1990s 13.23 million 18.19 million 4.95 million Uganda
2000s 19.05 million 23.72 million 4.68 million Uganda
2010s 25.14 million 28.27 million 3.13 million Uganda
2020s 32.18 million 34.63 million 2.44 million Uganda
2030s 39.24 million 40.24 million 1.00 million Uganda
2040s 43.97 million 45.45 million 1.48 million Uganda
2050s 45.22 million 48.54 million 3.32 million Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Afghanistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 48.54 million against 45.22 million in Afghanistan as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Afghanistan and Uganda?
3.32 million, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed