Long term urban population region in Uganda
Uganda: Long term urban population region was 19.57 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
19.57
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
198th
of 202 countries
All-time high
19.57
in 2025
All-time low
0.0001
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Uganda, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 19.57 for long term urban population region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Uganda peaked at 19.57 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1000.
That places Uganda 198th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0001 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0004 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0012 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0035 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0104 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0313 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.094 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.282 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.3177 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 0.348 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 0.3811 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 0.4174 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 0.4572 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 0.5007 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 0.5484 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 0.6006 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 0.6578 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 0.7205 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 0.7891 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 0.8642 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 0.9466 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 1.04 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 1.14 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 1.24 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 1.36 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 1.49 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 1.63 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 1.79 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 1.96 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.15 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 2.35 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 2.57 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 2.82 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 2.95 | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 3.08 | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 3.23 | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 3.38 | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 3.53 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 3.69 | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 3.86 | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 4.04 | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 4.22 | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 4.42 | +4.6% |
| 1961 | 4.62 | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 4.83 | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 5.04 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 5.27 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 5.51 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 5.75 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 6.01 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 6.28 | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 6.56 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 6.66 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 6.73 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 6.8 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 6.87 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 6.95 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.04 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 7.1 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 7.17 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 7.25 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 7.34 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 7.53 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 7.8 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 8.42 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 8.76 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 9.15 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 9.48 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 9.84 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 10.24 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 10.66 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 11.1 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 11.36 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.45 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 11.54 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.63 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.73 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 11.81 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.88 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11.97 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.07 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 12.19 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.3 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.41 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.52 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.63 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.74 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.85 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.96 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.07 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.18 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.29 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.69 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.09 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.49 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.89 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 15.29 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.69 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.09 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.49 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 16.89 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.29 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.74 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.66 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 19.12 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 19.57 | +2.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 19.57 is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.51, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 19.57 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.24, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0004 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0004 | 0.0012 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0012 | 0.0035 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0035 | 0.0104 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0104 | 0.0313 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0313 | 0.094 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0104 | 0.0104 | 0.0104 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0313 | 0.0313 | 0.0313 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.094 | 0.094 | 0.094 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.282 | 0.282 | 0.282 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3177 | 0.3177 | 0.3177 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.348 | 0.348 | 0.348 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3811 | 0.3811 | 0.3811 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4174 | 0.4174 | 0.4174 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4572 | 0.4572 | 0.4572 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5007 | 0.5007 | 0.5007 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5484 | 0.5484 | 0.5484 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.6006 | 0.6006 | 0.6006 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.6578 | 0.6578 | 0.6578 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7205 | 0.7205 | 0.7205 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.7891 | 0.7891 | 0.7891 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.8642 | 0.8642 | 0.8642 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.9466 | 0.9466 | 0.9466 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.48 | 2.82 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.43 | 4.42 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.99 | 6.66 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9 | 7.53 | 10.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.65 | 11.1 | 12.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.69 | 12.19 | 13.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.09 | 13.29 | 16.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.43 | 17.29 | 19.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 195 Bahrain 22.65 compare
- 196 Sri Lanka 20.44 compare
- 197 Trinidad and Tobago 20.26 compare
- 199 Montserrat 19.24 compare
- 200 Burundi 17.19 compare
- 201 Liechtenstein 16.59 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Uganda?
- Long term urban population region in Uganda was 19.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.57 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1000.
- How does Uganda rank for long term urban population region?
- Uganda ranks 198th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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