UGA / Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda

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Capital
Kampala
Currency
Ugandan shilling
Continent
Africa
Area
241,038 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1036 · Official languages: English, Swahili
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
51.38M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
61.99B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,206.3 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.58 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.75 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
4.17 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
68.49 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Uganda: 51.38M
Uganda · Population26.53M33.31M40.09M46.87M53.64M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uganda · Population · people
YearUganda
202551,384,894
202450,015,092
202348,656,601
202247,312,719
202145,910,930
202044,457,152
201942,999,637
201841,565,831
201740,177,388
201638,799,152
201537,531,446
201436,395,539
201335,337,042
201234,337,438
201133,354,543
201032,390,802
200931,451,151
200830,539,553
200729,653,430
200628,794,003
current US$ · 20062025
2025Uganda: 61.99B
Uganda · GDP4.78B20.38B35.98B51.58B67.19B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uganda · GDP · current US$
YearUganda
202561,985,829,288.15
202453,911,907,079.05
202348,768,955,863.32
202245,565,333,210.91
202140,529,788,748.67
202037,600,368,241.67
201935,353,061,003.44
201832,927,025,619.68
201730,744,473,841.42
201629,203,988,696.26
201532,387,183,730.1
201432,612,397,257.45
201328,915,786,516.61
201227,305,915,910.79
201127,871,725,241.47
201026,673,441,430.79
200925,127,805,566.66
200814,440,404,132.2
200711,902,564,494.88
20069,977,647,682.97

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Uganda: 1,206.3
Uganda · GDP per capita260.54518.48776.411,034.351,292.282006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uganda · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearUganda
20251,206.3
20241,077.91
20231,002.31
2022963.07
2021882.79
2020845.77
2019822.17
2018792.17
2017765.22
2016752.7
2015862.93
2014896.05
2013818.29
2012795.22
2011835.62
2010823.49
2009798.95
2008472.84
2007401.39
2006346.52
% · 20062025
2025Uganda: 3.58
Uganda · Inflation0.775.089.3813.69182006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uganda · Inflation · %
YearUganda
20253.58
20243.32
20235.35
20227.2
20212.2
20203.31
20192.87
20182.62
20175.21
20165.71
20155.59
20143.08
20134.91
201212.68
201116.56
20103.98
200913.02
200812.05
20076.14
20067.31

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Uganda: 2.75
Uganda · Unemployment1.722.292.863.444.012006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uganda · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearUganda
20252.75
20242.74
20232.75
20222.89
20213.42
20203.82
20193.06
20183.25
20173.43
20163
20152.68
20142.36
20131.91
20123.55
20113.52
20103.62
20093.6
20083.04
20072.67
20062.26

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Uganda:
Uganda · Fertility rate3.944.625.35.986.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uganda · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearUganda
2025No data available
20244.17
20234.28
20224.39
20214.51
20204.62
20194.74
20184.87
20174.99
20165.11
20155.25
20145.41
20135.56
20125.73
20115.89
20106.02
20096.12
20086.2
20076.33
20066.43

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Uganda:
Uganda · Life expectancy54.8858.5962.366.0169.722006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uganda · Life expectancy · years
YearUganda
2025No data available
202468.49
202368.25
202267.68
202166.45
202066.41
201966.35
201865.78
201765.17
201664.49
201563.83
201463.06
201362.35
201261.58
201160.79
201059.96
200959.16
200858.25
200757.25
200656.12
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology