Migration trends in Uganda
Africa
2M people from around the world have made Uganda their home. That's 4.0% of the country population, arriving from 14 different countries
50M
Population
2M
Immigrants
578K
Emigrants
+1.4M
Inflow
1 in every 25 people in Uganda was born abroad
The #35 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Uganda
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
503.4K immigrants · 247.3K emigrants
1995
- Sudan overtook Rwanda as the largest source of new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from Sudan — 153.3K new arrivals
2000
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 51%
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2010
- DR Congo overtook Sudan as the largest source of new arrivals
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
- Surge of immigrants from DR Congo — 81.8K new arrivals
- Immigration from Sudan declined sharply — 175.6K fewer migrants from there
2015
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
2020
- South Sudan overtook DR Congo as the largest source of new arrivals
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 122%
- Surge of immigrants from South Sudan — 696.2K new arrivals
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
Today
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Africa
- Since 1990: 1.5M more foreign-born residents and 330.8K more citizens living abroad