Natural population growth rate in Uganda
Uganda: Natural population growth rate was 3.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural population growth rate in Uganda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth rate in Uganda stood at 3.0%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Uganda peaked at 3.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1950.
Uganda ranks 11th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Angola 3.1% compare
- 9 Mozambique 3.0% compare
- 10 Yemen 3.0% compare
- 12 Afghanistan 3.0% compare
- 13 Tanzania 2.9% compare
- 14 Mauritania 2.9% compare
More population data for Uganda
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.91 million people (2100)
- Population density 602.61 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.17 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1.76 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.17 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.17 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Uganda?
- Natural population growth rate in Uganda was 3.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1950.
- How does Uganda rank for natural population growth rate?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.