Urban population, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Urban population, per capita was 0.3194 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Uganda is 0.3194 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.3194 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0436 units per person, in 1960.
That places Uganda 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0436 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0455 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0475 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0497 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.052 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0542 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0563 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0581 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0597 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0609 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0617 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0624 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0629 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0634 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0638 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0642 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0646 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0651 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0657 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0665 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0676 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0692 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0715 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0743 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0774 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0809 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0844 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.088 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0915 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0947 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0976 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1022 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.104 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1057 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1073 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1088 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1105 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1122 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1142 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1164 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.119 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.122 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1259 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1312 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1379 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1459 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1549 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1651 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1761 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.188 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2006 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2137 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2274 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2419 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2498 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.257 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2641 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2713 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2784 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2854 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2924 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2993 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3061 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3128 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3194 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0528 units per person | 0.0436 units per person | 0.0609 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.064 units per person | 0.0617 units per person | 0.0665 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0799 units per person | 0.0676 units per person | 0.0947 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1062 units per person | 0.0976 units per person | 0.1142 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1394 units per person | 0.1164 units per person | 0.1761 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2392 units per person | 0.188 units per person | 0.2784 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3025 units per person | 0.2854 units per person | 0.3194 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 190 Channel Islands 0.3264 units per person compare
- 191 Mali 0.3221 units per person compare
- 192 Kenya 0.3221 units per person compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.319 units per person compare
- 195 Solomon Islands 0.3131 units per person compare
- 196 Rwanda 0.3091 units per person compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Uganda?
- Urban population, per capita in Uganda was 0.3194 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3194 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0436 units per person in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for urban population, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.