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Uganda: area, population and density
Uganda has 200,520 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 51,384,894; calculated population density is 256 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Uganda ranks 84th of 196 by land area, 31st by population and 43rd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 200,520 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 51,384,894World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 256 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Uganda in the country comparison set
Uganda has 200,520 sq km of land area and a population value of 51,384,894 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 84th by land area, 31st by population, and 43rd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Uganda first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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