Kampala's 2024 population is now estimated at 4,050,826. In 1950, the population of Kampala was 95,368. Kampala has grown by 204,724 in the last year, which represents a 5.32% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Kampala, which typically includes Kampala's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 7,003,977 |
| 2034 | 6,684,994 |
| 2033 | 6,375,431 |
| 2032 | 6,075,405 |
| 2031 | 5,785,550 |
| 2030 | 5,505,707 |
| 2029 | 5,236,081 |
| 2028 | 4,976,866 |
| 2027 | 4,728,475 |
| 2026 | 4,491,113 |
| 2025 | 4,265,162 |
| 2024 | 4,050,826 |
| 2023 | 3,846,102 |
| 2022 | 3,651,919 |
| 2021 | 3,469,510 |
| 2020 | 3,298,364 |
| 2019 | 3,137,690 |
| 2018 | 2,986,352 |
| 2017 | 2,843,137 |
| 2016 | 2,706,790 |
| 2015 | 2,576,982 |
| 2014 | 2,453,399 |
| 2013 | 2,335,743 |
| 2012 | 2,223,879 |
| 2011 | 2,117,087 |
| 2010 | 2,015,559 |
| 2009 | 1,918,900 |
| 2008 | 1,827,000 |
| 2007 | 1,739,266 |
| 2006 | 1,655,857 |
| 2005 | 1,576,448 |
| 2004 | 1,500,949 |
| 2003 | 1,428,872 |
| 2002 | 1,360,348 |
| 2001 | 1,295,111 |
| 2000 | 1,233,086 |
| 1999 | 1,173,872 |
| 1998 | 1,117,577 |
| 1997 | 1,063,982 |
| 1996 | 1,013,026 |
| 1995 | 964,379 |
| 1994 | 918,131 |
| 1993 | 874,101 |
| 1992 | 832,239 |
| 1991 | 792,274 |
| 1990 | 754,863 |
| 1989 | 719,711 |
| 1988 | 686,240 |
| 1987 | 654,240 |
| 1986 | 623,773 |
| 1985 | 594,725 |
| 1984 | 567,067 |
| 1983 | 540,624 |
| 1982 | 515,448 |
| 1981 | 491,444 |
| 1980 | 468,589 |
| 1979 | 450,728 |
| 1978 | 436,804 |
| 1977 | 423,311 |
| 1976 | 410,253 |
| 1975 | 397,562 |
| 1974 | 385,281 |
| 1973 | 373,380 |
| 1972 | 361,862 |
| 1971 | 350,668 |
| 1970 | 339,836 |
| 1969 | 326,546 |
| 1968 | 296,655 |
| 1967 | 269,430 |
| 1966 | 244,735 |
| 1965 | 222,304 |
| 1964 | 201,955 |
| 1963 | 183,421 |
| 1962 | 166,609 |
| 1961 | 151,339 |
| 1960 | 137,486 |
| 1959 | 124,868 |
| 1958 | 120,256 |
| 1957 | 116,821 |
| 1956 | 113,488 |
| 1955 | 110,241 |
| 1954 | 107,092 |
| 1953 | 104,032 |
| 1952 | 101,064 |
| 1951 | 98,173 |
| 1950 | 95,368 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 95,368 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 98,173 | 2.94% | 2,805 |
| 1952 | 101,064 | 2.94% | 2,891 |
| 1953 | 104,032 | 2.94% | 2,968 |
| 1954 | 107,092 | 2.94% | 3,060 |
| 1955 | 110,241 | 2.94% | 3,149 |
| 1956 | 113,488 | 2.95% | 3,247 |
| 1957 | 116,821 | 2.94% | 3,333 |
| 1958 | 120,256 | 2.94% | 3,435 |
| 1959 | 124,868 | 3.84% | 4,612 |
| 1960 | 137,486 | 10.11% | 12,618 |
| 1961 | 151,339 | 10.08% | 13,853 |
| 1962 | 166,609 | 10.09% | 15,270 |
| 1963 | 183,421 | 10.09% | 16,812 |
| 1964 | 201,955 | 10.1% | 18,534 |
| 1965 | 222,304 | 10.08% | 20,349 |
| 1966 | 244,735 | 10.09% | 22,431 |
| 1967 | 269,430 | 10.09% | 24,695 |
| 1968 | 296,655 | 10.1% | 27,225 |
| 1969 | 326,546 | 10.08% | 29,891 |
| 1970 | 339,836 | 4.07% | 13,290 |
| 1971 | 350,668 | 3.19% | 10,832 |
| 1972 | 361,862 | 3.19% | 11,194 |
| 1973 | 373,380 | 3.18% | 11,518 |
| 1974 | 385,281 | 3.19% | 11,901 |
| 1975 | 397,562 | 3.19% | 12,281 |
| 1976 | 410,253 | 3.19% | 12,691 |
| 1977 | 423,311 | 3.18% | 13,058 |
| 1978 | 436,804 | 3.19% | 13,493 |
| 1979 | 450,728 | 3.19% | 13,924 |
| 1980 | 468,589 | 3.96% | 17,861 |
| 1981 | 491,444 | 4.88% | 22,855 |
| 1982 | 515,448 | 4.88% | 24,004 |
| 1983 | 540,624 | 4.88% | 25,176 |
| 1984 | 567,067 | 4.89% | 26,443 |
| 1985 | 594,725 | 4.88% | 27,658 |
| 1986 | 623,773 | 4.88% | 29,048 |
| 1987 | 654,240 | 4.88% | 30,467 |
| 1988 | 686,240 | 4.89% | 32,000 |
| 1989 | 719,711 | 4.88% | 33,471 |
| 1990 | 754,863 | 4.88% | 35,152 |
| 1991 | 792,274 | 4.96% | 37,411 |
| 1992 | 832,239 | 5.04% | 39,965 |
| 1993 | 874,101 | 5.03% | 41,862 |
| 1994 | 918,131 | 5.04% | 44,030 |
| 1995 | 964,379 | 5.04% | 46,248 |
| 1996 | 1,013,026 | 5.04% | 48,647 |
| 1997 | 1,063,982 | 5.03% | 50,956 |
| 1998 | 1,117,577 | 5.04% | 53,595 |
| 1999 | 1,173,872 | 5.04% | 56,295 |
| 2000 | 1,233,086 | 5.04% | 59,214 |
| 2001 | 1,295,111 | 5.03% | 62,025 |
| 2002 | 1,360,348 | 5.04% | 65,237 |
| 2003 | 1,428,872 | 5.04% | 68,524 |
| 2004 | 1,500,949 | 5.04% | 72,077 |
| 2005 | 1,576,448 | 5.03% | 75,499 |
| 2006 | 1,655,857 | 5.04% | 79,409 |
| 2007 | 1,739,266 | 5.04% | 83,409 |
| 2008 | 1,827,000 | 5.04% | 87,734 |
| 2009 | 1,918,900 | 5.03% | 91,900 |
| 2010 | 2,015,559 | 5.04% | 96,659 |
| 2011 | 2,117,087 | 5.04% | 101,528 |
| 2012 | 2,223,879 | 5.04% | 106,792 |
| 2013 | 2,335,743 | 5.03% | 111,864 |
| 2014 | 2,453,399 | 5.04% | 117,656 |
| 2015 | 2,576,982 | 5.04% | 123,583 |
| 2016 | 2,706,790 | 5.04% | 129,808 |
| 2017 | 2,843,137 | 5.04% | 136,347 |
| 2018 | 2,986,352 | 5.04% | 143,215 |
| 2019 | 3,137,690 | 5.07% | 151,338 |
| 2020 | 3,298,364 | 5.12% | 160,674 |
| 2021 | 3,469,510 | 5.19% | 171,146 |
| 2022 | 3,651,919 | 5.26% | 182,409 |
| 2023 | 3,846,102 | 5.32% | 194,183 |
| 2024 | 4,050,826 | 5.32% | 204,724 |
| 2025 | 4,265,162 | 5.29% | 214,336 |
| 2026 | 4,491,113 | 5.3% | 225,951 |
| 2027 | 4,728,475 | 5.29% | 237,362 |
| 2028 | 4,976,866 | 5.25% | 248,391 |
| 2029 | 5,236,081 | 5.21% | 259,215 |
| 2030 | 5,505,707 | 5.15% | 269,626 |
| 2031 | 5,785,550 | 5.08% | 279,843 |
| 2032 | 6,075,405 | 5.01% | 289,855 |
| 2033 | 6,375,431 | 4.94% | 300,026 |
| 2034 | 6,684,994 | 4.86% | 309,563 |
| 2035 | 7,003,977 | 4.77% | 318,983 |