Uganda’s population, 1911 to 2050

The 2024 census counted 45.9 million people. UBOS projects 84 million by 2050.

Uganda’s population, 1911 to 2050

Census counts and UBOS projection

Census count
Projection

Year	Census count	Projection
2050	–	84,391,800
2049	–	82,893,900
2048	–	81,419,300
2047	–	79,910,700
2046	–	78,432,100
2045	–	76,984,200
2044	–	75,511,600
2043	–	74,072,000
2042	–	72,613,000
2041	–	71,189,000
2040	–	69,746,400
2039	–	68,287,500
2038	–	66,864,100
2037	–	65,426,000
2036	–	63,975,600
2035	–	62,561,600
2034	–	61,140,300
2033	–	59,713,200
2032	–	58,281,000
2031	–	56,845,500
2030	–	55,410,400
2029	–	53,979,900
2028	–	52,552,300
2027	–	51,130,800
2026	–	49,718,200
2025	–	48,317,300
2024	45,905,417	46,930,900
2023	–	45,562,000
2022	–	44,212,800
2021	–	42,885,900
2020	–	41,583,600
2019	–	40,308,000
2018	–	39,059,000
2017	–	37,838,900
2016	–	36,652,700
2015	–	35,502,100
2014	34,634,650	34,394,000
2002	24,227,297	–
1991	16,671,705	–
1980	12,636,179	–
1969	9,535,051	–
1959	6,536,616	–
1948	4,958,520	–
1931	3,542,281	–
1921	2,854,608	–
1911	2,466,325	–

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