Afghanistan vs Uganda: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Afghanistan
45.22 million people
in 2050
Uganda
48.54 million people
in 2050
Afghanistan rank
16th
Uganda rank
15th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 48.54 million people against 45.22 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.32 million people.
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 people | 799,999 people | 1.45 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 2.37 million people | 939,996 people | 1.43 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 2.50 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.42 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 1.75 million people | 1.22 million people | 530,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 1.87 million people | 1.36 million people | 515,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 1.50 million people | 500,030 people | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 2.50 million people | 1.75 million people | 749,970 people | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 2.50 million people | 1.99 million people | 500,640 people | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 2.55 million people | 2.01 million people | 539,530 people | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.61 million people | 2.03 million people | 577,060 people | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.67 million people | 2.05 million people | 614,700 people | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 2.73 million people | 2.07 million people | 652,350 people | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 2.79 million people | 2.10 million people | 689,880 people | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 2.85 million people | 2.12 million people | 727,140 people | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 2.15 million people | 763,940 people | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 2.97 million people | 2.17 million people | 800,090 people | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 3.04 million people | 2.20 million people | 835,310 people | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 3.10 million people | 2.23 million people | 869,300 people | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 3.17 million people | 2.27 million people | 901,670 people | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 3.24 million people | 2.30 million people | 931,930 people | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 3.34 million people | 2.35 million people | 993,230 people | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 3.52 million people | 2.39 million people | 1.13 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 3.70 million people | 2.44 million people | 1.27 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 3.90 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.41 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 4.11 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.55 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.39 million people | 2.63 million people | 1.75 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 4.74 million people | 2.72 million people | 2.01 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 5.11 million people | 2.83 million people | 2.28 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 2.96 million people | 2.55 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 5.97 million people | 3.14 million people | 2.83 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 6.42 million people | 3.40 million people | 3.02 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 6.85 million people | 3.84 million people | 3.01 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 7.73 million people | 6.30 million people | 1.43 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 9.02 million people | 8.30 million people | 725,597 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 10.88 million people | 10.88 million people | 1,101 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 9.67 million people | 13.74 million people | 4.07 million people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 13.23 million people | 18.19 million people | 4.95 million people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 19.05 million people | 23.72 million people | 4.68 million people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 25.14 million people | 28.27 million people | 3.13 million people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 32.18 million people | 34.63 million people | 2.44 million people | Uganda |
| 2030s | 39.24 million people | 40.24 million people | 1.00 million people | Uganda |
| 2040s | 43.97 million people | 45.45 million people | 1.48 million people | Uganda |
| 2050s | 45.22 million people | 48.54 million people | 3.32 million people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 48.54 million people against 45.22 million people in Afghanistan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 3.32 million people, 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 projected to 2050?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.