Uganda vs United States: Urban and rural population 2050

Uganda
48.54 million
in 2050
United States
51.49 million
in 2050
Uganda rank
15th
United States rank
13th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Uganda
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 51.49 million against 48.54 million in Uganda, a difference of 2.95 million.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States ahead.

Uganda ranks 15th and United States ranks 13th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and United States in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda United States Difference Ahead
1000s 799,999 1.22 million 417,391 United States
1100s 939,996 1.31 million 371,444 United States
1200s 1.08 million 1.45 million 372,710 United States
1300s 1.22 million 1.57 million 351,340 United States
1400s 1.36 million 1.74 million 378,060 United States
1500s 1.50 million 1.88 million 383,300 United States
1600s 1.75 million 773,314 975,046 Uganda
1700s 1.99 million 908,535 1.09 million Uganda
1710s 2.01 million 1.35 million 667,340 Uganda
1720s 2.03 million 1.78 million 254,290 Uganda
1730s 2.05 million 2.21 million 154,830 United States
1740s 2.07 million 2.63 million 559,420 United States
1750s 2.10 million 3.06 million 958,730 United States
1760s 2.12 million 3.47 million 1.35 million United States
1770s 2.15 million 3.88 million 1.74 million United States
1780s 2.17 million 4.29 million 2.12 million United States
1790s 2.20 million 4.69 million 2.48 million United States
1800s 2.23 million 5.93 million 3.69 million United States
1810s 2.27 million 7.58 million 5.31 million United States
1820s 2.30 million 9.84 million 7.53 million United States
1830s 2.35 million 12.62 million 10.28 million United States
1840s 2.39 million 16.07 million 13.68 million United States
1850s 2.44 million 20.15 million 17.71 million United States
1860s 2.50 million 25.57 million 23.08 million United States
1870s 2.56 million 28.95 million 26.39 million United States
1880s 2.63 million 36.32 million 33.68 million United States
1890s 2.72 million 40.97 million 38.25 million United States
1900s 2.83 million 46.03 million 43.21 million United States
1910s 2.96 million 49.83 million 46.87 million United States
1920s 3.14 million 51.74 million 48.60 million United States
1930s 3.40 million 53.96 million 50.56 million United States
1940s 3.84 million 52.87 million 49.02 million United States
1950s 6.30 million 54.62 million 48.31 million United States
1960s 8.30 million 54.27 million 45.98 million United States
1970s 10.88 million 57.52 million 46.65 million United States
1980s 13.74 million 61.76 million 48.02 million United States
1990s 18.19 million 61.21 million 43.02 million United States
2000s 23.72 million 58.82 million 35.10 million United States
2010s 28.27 million 63.23 million 34.96 million United States
2020s 34.63 million 68.52 million 33.89 million United States
2030s 40.24 million 66.67 million 26.43 million United States
2040s 45.45 million 58.54 million 13.09 million United States
2050s 48.54 million 51.49 million 2.95 million United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Uganda or United States?
United States, at 51.49 million against 48.54 million in Uganda as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Uganda and United States?
2.95 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Uganda and United States rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Uganda ranks 15th and United States ranks 13th 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