Rwanda vs Uganda: Urban population share 2050
Rwanda
30.91
in 2025
Uganda
31.94
in 2025
Rwanda rank
212th
Uganda rank
209th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 31.94 against 30.91 in Rwanda, a difference of 1.03.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 212th and Uganda ranks 209th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0 | Uganda |
| 1100s | 0.0002 | 0.0004 | 0.0001 | Uganda |
| 1200s | 0.0007 | 0.0012 | 0.0004 | Uganda |
| 1300s | 0.0022 | 0.0035 | 0.0013 | Uganda |
| 1400s | 0.0066 | 0.0104 | 0.0038 | Uganda |
| 1500s | 0.0198 | 0.0313 | 0.0115 | Uganda |
| 1600s | 0.0594 | 0.094 | 0.0346 | Uganda |
| 1700s | 0.1781 | 0.282 | 0.1039 | Uganda |
| 1710s | 0.2007 | 0.3177 | 0.117 | Uganda |
| 1720s | 0.2198 | 0.348 | 0.1282 | Uganda |
| 1730s | 0.2407 | 0.3811 | 0.1404 | Uganda |
| 1740s | 0.2637 | 0.4174 | 0.1537 | Uganda |
| 1750s | 0.2888 | 0.4572 | 0.1684 | Uganda |
| 1760s | 0.3163 | 0.5007 | 0.1844 | Uganda |
| 1770s | 0.3464 | 0.5484 | 0.202 | Uganda |
| 1780s | 0.3794 | 0.6006 | 0.2212 | Uganda |
| 1790s | 0.4155 | 0.6578 | 0.2423 | Uganda |
| 1800s | 0.4551 | 0.7205 | 0.2654 | Uganda |
| 1810s | 0.4985 | 0.7891 | 0.2906 | Uganda |
| 1820s | 0.5459 | 0.8642 | 0.3183 | Uganda |
| 1830s | 0.5979 | 0.9466 | 0.3486 | Uganda |
| 1840s | 0.6549 | 1.04 | 0.3819 | Uganda |
| 1850s | 0.7172 | 1.14 | 0.4182 | Uganda |
| 1860s | 0.7855 | 1.24 | 0.458 | Uganda |
| 1870s | 0.8603 | 1.36 | 0.5017 | Uganda |
| 1880s | 0.9423 | 1.49 | 0.5494 | Uganda |
| 1890s | 1.03 | 1.63 | 0.6018 | Uganda |
| 1900s | 1.13 | 1.79 | 0.6591 | Uganda |
| 1910s | 1.24 | 1.96 | 0.7219 | Uganda |
| 1920s | 1.36 | 2.15 | 0.7906 | Uganda |
| 1930s | 1.49 | 2.35 | 0.8659 | Uganda |
| 1940s | 1.63 | 2.57 | 0.9484 | Uganda |
| 1950s | 2.17 | 3.69 | 1.52 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 5.28 | 2.41 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 4.04 | 6.4 | 2.36 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 5 | 7.99 | 2.99 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 8.91 | 10.62 | 1.71 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 16.76 | 13.94 | 2.81 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 18.75 | 23.92 | 5.18 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 28.01 | 30.25 | 2.25 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 31.94 against 30.91 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 1.03, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Rwanda ranks 212th and Uganda ranks 209th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.