Census counts and UBOS 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 | – |
The 2024 census counted 45.9 million people.Uganda in Data ↗