Rural population rose 2.44% to 34.1 mil in Uganda in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Uganda reached an all time high of 34.1 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 7.28 mil in 1960. When compared to Uganda's main peers, rural population in Kenya amounted to 37.9 mil, 11.1 mil in Rwanda, 8.54 mil in South Sudan and 51.6 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Uganda has been ranked 18th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | mil | 9.43 | 9.55 | 9.74 | 10.00 | 10.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 45.0 | 46.2 | 47.3 | 48.4 | 49.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 82.6 | 84.4 | 86.2 | 88.1 | 89.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 34.8 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 36.5 | 36.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 9.66 | 9.90 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 7.81 | 8.03 | 8.27 | 8.48 | 8.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 9.08 | 8.95 | 8.60 | 8.36 | 8.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 35.9 | 36.8 | 37.7 | 38.5 | 39.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 29.2 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 32.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 9.44 | 9.65 | 9.86 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
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