Senegal vs Uganda: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Senegal
3.66 million
in 2025
Uganda
4.27 million
in 2025
Senegal rank
59th
Uganda rank
56th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Senegal
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.27 million against 3.66 million in Senegal, a difference of 606,520.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 465,042 | 220,048 | 244,994 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 763,952 | 392,968 | 370,983 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.15 million | 586,186 | 559,273 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 950,445 | 637,160 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 2.11 million | 1.55 million | 557,409 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.73 million | 2.54 million | 190,926 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.39 million | 3.76 million | 376,167 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Senegal or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.27 million against 3.66 million in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Senegal and Uganda?
- 606,520, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Uganda rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Senegal ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 56th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.