Rural population, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Rural population, per capita was 0.6806 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Uganda, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.6806 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.9564 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6806 units per person, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 26th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9472 units per person | 0.9391 units per person | 0.9564 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.936 units per person | 0.9335 units per person | 0.9383 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9201 units per person | 0.9053 units per person | 0.9324 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8938 units per person | 0.8858 units per person | 0.9024 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8606 units per person | 0.8239 units per person | 0.8836 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7608 units per person | 0.7216 units per person | 0.812 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6975 units per person | 0.6806 units per person | 0.7146 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 23 Rwanda 0.6909 units per person compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.6869 units per person compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Channel Islands 0.6736 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 26.13 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 26.13 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Uganda?
- Rural population, per capita in Uganda was 0.6806 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9564 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6806 units per person in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for rural population, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.