Uganda
Urban population
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.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- Uganda records 16.41M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #54 globally out of 217 countries.
- Urban population increased from 333,371 in 1960 to 16.41M in 2025, a gain of 16.08M.
- The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.
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