Population, age 1, total in Uganda

Uganda: Population, age 1, total was 1.55 million in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.55 million
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.55 million
in 2015
All-time low
745,452
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 1, total in Uganda, 1990–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200220151990: 745.5k1991: 775.3k1992: 805.5k1993: 835.5k1994: 864.4k1995: 891.9k1996: 917.6k1997: 941.9k1998: 965.6k1999: 990.3k2000: 1.0M2001: 1.0M2002: 1.1M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.5M2015: 1.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 1, total in Uganda is 1.55 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 1, total in Uganda peaked at 1.55 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 745,452, in 1990.

Uganda ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 1, total in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 1, total in Uganda, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 745,452
1991 775,310 +4.0%
1992 805,516 +3.9%
1993 835,460 +3.7%
1994 864,404 +3.5%
1995 891,888 +3.2%
1996 917,607 +2.9%
1997 941,876 +2.6%
1998 965,644 +2.5%
1999 990,254 +2.5%
2000 1.02 million +2.7%
2001 1.05 million +2.8%
2002 1.08 million +2.9%
2003 1.11 million +3.0%
2004 1.14 million +3.1%
2005 1.18 million +3.2%
2006 1.22 million +3.3%
2007 1.26 million +3.3%
2008 1.30 million +3.3%
2009 1.34 million +3.1%
2010 1.38 million +2.9%
2011 1.41 million +2.7%
2012 1.45 million +2.5%
2013 1.48 million +2.3%
2015 1.55 million +4.6%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 1.55 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 553,970, 2.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 1.55 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 363,427, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 873,341 745,452 990,254 10
2000s 1.17 million 1.02 million 1.34 million 10
2010s 1.46 million 1.38 million 1.55 million 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 12 Mexico 1.91 million compare
  2. 13 Egypt 1.83 million compare
  3. 14 Vietnam 1.61 million compare
  4. 16 Tanzania 1.52 million compare
  5. 17 Iran 1.48 million compare
  6. 18 Kenya 1.46 million compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 1, total in Uganda?
Population, age 1, total in Uganda was 1.55 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 1, total recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 million in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 1, total recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 745,452 in 1990.
How does Uganda rank for population, age 1, total?
Uganda ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 1, total rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 1, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 1, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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