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Uganda
A landlocked East African nation called the 'Pearl of Africa' by Winston Churchill, Uganda straddles the equator with lush landscapes, Lake Victoria (Africa's largest lake), and the source of the Nile at Jinja. The capital Kampala is built on rolling hills. Uganda is one of the few places where endangered mountain gorillas can be seen in the wild, in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Major cities: Kampala, Gulu, Lira, Mbarara
2024
50.0M
UN
2050
85.4M
UN
2100
120.8M
UN
~2200
85.0M
GPU
~2500
17.0M
GPU
Population50.0M
Fertility (TFR)4.16
Life expectancy68.5
Median age16.5
Infant mortality27.6 per 1,000
Pop. density243/km²
Urbanization31%
Youth share (0-14)44%
Land area200,520 km²
LanguageEnglish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.582 (#157)
RegionAfrica
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.75M | 6.66 | 39.7 | 52.4 | 24.9 | 0K | 2.7% |
| 1955 | 6.61M | 6.74 | 42.4 | 50.7 | 22.2 | 0K | 2.9% |
| 1960 | 7.64M | 6.91 | 45.6 | 48.6 | 19.1 | -8K | 2.9% |
| 1965 | 8.85M | 7.04 | 48.3 | 47.8 | 17.1 | -4K | 3.1% |
| 1970 | 10.3M | 7.15 | 49.6 | 48.7 | 16.4 | -26K | 3.2% |
| 1975 | 11.7M | 7.20 | 46.5 | 48.7 | 18.5 | -47K | 3.0% |
| 1980 | 13.3M | 7.11 | 43.5 | 48.7 | 20.8 | -106K | 2.8% |
| 1985 | 15.0M | 7.04 | 45.5 | 49.7 | 18.9 | -43K | 3.1% |
| 1990 | 17.6M | 7.01 | 47.6 | 51.0 | 17.5 | -22K | 3.3% |
| 1995 | 20.7M | 6.87 | 47.7 | 50.6 | 16.9 | -242K | 3.4% |
| 2000 | 24.0M | 6.79 | 49.6 | 48.2 | 14.8 | -53K | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 28.0M | 6.53 | 54.9 | 45.8 | 11.2 | -151K | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 32.4M | 6.02 | 60.0 | 42.9 | 8.3 | -168K | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.5M | 5.25 | 63.8 | 39.0 | 6.4 | -62K | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 44.5M | 4.62 | 66.4 | 36.8 | 5.4 | +43K | 3.1% |
| 2024Now | 50.0M | 4.16 | 68.5 | 34.4 | 4.8 | -118K | 3.0% |
| 2025 | 51.4M | 4.06 | 68.7 | 33.8 | 4.7 | -119K | 2.9% |
| 2030 | 58.3M | 3.61 | 69.8 | 30.4 | 4.5 | -123K | 2.6% |
| 2035 | 65.2M | 3.25 | 70.8 | 27.4 | 4.4 | -124K | 2.3% |
| 2040 | 72.0M | 2.99 | 71.7 | 25.2 | 4.5 | -145K | 2.1% |
| 2045 | 78.8M | 2.78 | 72.6 | 23.4 | 4.6 | -141K | 1.9% |
| 2050 | 85.4M | 2.61 | 73.4 | 21.6 | 4.8 | -145K | 1.7% |
| 2055 | 91.7M | 2.47 | 74.2 | 20.0 | 5.1 | -160K | 1.5% |
| 2060 | 97.5M | 2.35 | 75.1 | 18.4 | 5.4 | -170K | 1.3% |
| 2065 | 103M | 2.25 | 75.9 | 17.1 | 5.8 | -173K | 1.1% |
| 2070 | 107M | 2.17 | 76.7 | 15.9 | 6.3 | -164K | 1.0% |
| 2075 | 111M | 2.10 | 77.4 | 15.0 | 6.8 | -168K | 0.8% |
| 2080 | 115M | 2.04 | 78.2 | 14.1 | 7.4 | -166K | 0.7% |
| 2085 | 117M | 2.00 | 78.9 | 13.3 | 8.0 | -187K | 0.5% |
| 2090 | 119M | 1.96 | 79.7 | 12.6 | 8.5 | -180K | 0.4% |
| 2095 | 120M | 1.92 | 80.4 | 11.9 | 9.1 | -171K | 0.3% |
| 2100 | 121M | 1.90 | 81.1 | 11.3 | 9.6 | -188K | 0.2% |