Afghanistan vs Uganda: Population growth
Afghanistan
2.8%
in 2025
Uganda
2.7%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Uganda rank
21st
Population growth over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 1980s | -1.4% | 2.7% | 4.1% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 2.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for population growth?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.