Uganda

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net emigration of 119,059 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Uganda has lost a cumulative 3.4 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

-119,059

Net migration rate

-2.3 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-15,381,717

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

123,379

Top year: 2016

Peak emigration

-242,378

Lowest year: 1995

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-185300

Per year

Uganda loses approximately 119,059 people per year to emigration (2.3 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 123,379 in 2016.

Uganda is a source country for migration, with significant net emigration each year.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).