Low & middle income vs Uganda: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)

Low & middle income
1.0%
in 2025
Uganda
2.7%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
21st
Uganda rank
21st

Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Uganda
123196119932025

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.7% against 1.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 2.3% 3.0% 0.7% Uganda
1970s 2.3% 2.6% 0.3% Uganda
1980s 2.1% 2.7% 0.6% Uganda
1990s 1.8% 3.1% 1.3% Uganda
2000s 1.5% 3.0% 1.5% Uganda
2010s 1.3% 3.1% 1.8% Uganda
2020s 1.0% 3.0% 1.9% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth, Low & middle income or Uganda?
Uganda, at 2.7% against 1.0% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in population growth between Low & middle income and Uganda?
1.7%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Uganda rank globally for population growth?
Low & middle income ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 21st of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.