Urbanization in Uganda 2023

The share of urban population in Uganda increased by 0.6 percentage points (+2.29 percent) in 2023. Therefore, the share in Uganda reached a peak in 2023 with 26.77 percent. Notably, the share continuously increased over the last years.
A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).

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