Uganda - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Uganda was 11,414,210 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,414,210 in 2020 and a minimum value of 298,902 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 298,902
1961 322,443
1962 348,234
1963 376,440
1964 407,029
1965 439,952
1966 475,726
1967 514,224
1968 555,490
1969 598,970
1970 626,790
1971 651,593
1972 676,407
1973 701,541
1974 727,844
1975 755,913
1976 786,039
1977 818,199
1978 852,204
1979 887,953
1980 937,405
1981 1,004,717
1982 1,077,196
1983 1,155,200
1984 1,239,997
1985 1,332,472
1986 1,433,338
1987 1,542,852
1988 1,661,214
1989 1,787,778
1990 1,922,173
1991 2,056,398
1992 2,188,421
1993 2,326,622
1994 2,471,224
1995 2,622,274
1996 2,779,697
1997 2,943,834
1998 3,116,698
1999 3,300,326
2000 3,496,913
2001 3,707,368
2002 3,932,636
2003 4,172,736
2004 4,427,392
2005 4,695,306
2006 4,978,580
2007 5,277,759
2008 5,594,570
2009 5,929,787
2010 6,285,551
2011 6,661,208
2012 7,058,269
2013 7,480,857
2014 7,937,455
2015 8,432,534
2016 8,970,229
2017 9,549,002
2018 10,158,400
2019 10,784,510
2020 11,414,210

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Uganda was 24.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 24.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.42 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.42
1961 4.62
1962 4.83
1963 5.05
1964 5.27
1965 5.51
1966 5.76
1967 6.01
1968 6.28
1969 6.56
1970 6.66
1971 6.74
1972 6.81
1973 6.89
1974 6.96
1975 7.04
1976 7.12
1977 7.20
1978 7.28
1979 7.36
1980 7.53
1981 7.83
1982 8.15
1983 8.47
1984 8.81
1985 9.15
1986 9.51
1987 9.88
1988 10.27
1989 10.67
1990 11.08
1991 11.45
1992 11.79
1993 12.13
1994 12.49
1995 12.85
1996 13.22
1997 13.59
1998 13.98
1999 14.38
2000 14.79
2001 15.20
2002 15.63
2003 16.06
2004 16.51
2005 16.96
2006 17.43
2007 17.90
2008 18.38
2009 18.88
2010 19.38
2011 19.90
2012 20.42
2013 20.96
2014 21.50
2015 22.06
2016 22.62
2017 23.20
2018 23.77
2019 24.36
2020 24.95

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization