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
Population growth ↗
2.7 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
6.33 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
3,487.7 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2.23 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
31.94 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
80.03 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
4.18 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
8.95 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
50.2 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
6.04 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Uganda

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.