Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Uganda ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 4,880,943 | 2.73% | 816 | 5,982 | 85 | 5,537,167 | 7,893,623 |
| 2 | Mbale City | 380,565 | 4.38% | 108 | 3,524 | 1,495 | 494,851 | 1,276,059 |
| 3 | Bukalasi | 345,288 | 5.98% | 151 | 2,287 | 1,657 | 495,079 | 930,994 |
| 4 | Jinja | 261,604 | 3.22% | 76 | 3,442 | 2,227 | 323,674 | 490,966 |
| 5 | Mbarara | 231,926 | 3.13% | 47 | 4,935 | 2,536 | 260,650 | 370,881 |
| 6 | Arua | 226,390 | 3.29% | 50 | 4,528 | 2,599 | 266,088 | 409,439 |
| 7 | Gulu | 197,090 | 3.12% | 48 | 4,106 | 3,035 | 226,023 | 318,064 |
| 8 | Masaka | 159,564 | 3.77% | 38 | 4,199 | 3,796 | 200,323 | 358,936 |
| 9 | Iganga | 154,677 | 3.29% | 32 | 4,834 | 3,920 | 173,051 | 270,711 |
| 10 | Buligenyi | 144,692 | – | 62 | 2,334 | 4,221 | 198,748 | 563,608 |
| 11 | Lira | 139,593 | 2.62% | 34 | 4,106 | 4,371 | 165,057 | 256,960 |
| 12 | Busia | 122,691 | 3.97% | 22 | 5,577 | 4,989 | 141,586 | 234,982 |
| 13 | Bwera | 118,536 | 2.91% | 40 | 2,963 | 5,184 | 143,548 | 233,991 |
| 14 | Kasese | 102,050 | 2.3% | 19 | 5,371 | 6,054 | 113,855 | 151,726 |
| 15 | Hoima | 86,854 | 6.01% | 20 | 4,343 | 7,164 | 114,981 | 240,694 |
| 16 | Koboko | 86,430 | 2.54% | 19 | 4,549 | 7,194 | 102,221 | 146,893 |
| 17 | Soroti | 84,354 | 4.57% | 25 | 3,374 | 7,392 | 100,015 | 172,485 |
| 18 | Mubende | 74,056 | 5.02% | 12 | 6,171 | 8,418 | 99,786 | 199,117 |
| 19 | Mityana | 70,110 | – | 17 | 4,124 | 8,853 | 89,232 | 160,327 |
| 20 | Fort Portal | 63,585 | – | 23 | 2,765 | 9,739 | 79,708 | 157,637 |
| 21 | Lugazi | 62,277 | 2.15% | 11 | 5,662 | 9,971 | 70,549 | 97,078 |
| 22 | Masindi | 62,128 | – | 20 | 3,106 | 9,996 | 79,157 | 177,180 |
| 23 | Yumbe | 61,986 | – | 16 | 3,874 | 10,014 | 73,865 | 273,096 |
| 24 | Luweero | 59,282 | – | 14 | 4,234 | 10,429 | 67,479 | 110,928 |
| 25 | Njeru | 57,982 | 1.87% | 8 | 7,248 | 10,643 | 77,049 | 140,375 |
| 26 | Kabale | 56,515 | – | 19 | 2,974 | 10,894 | 66,693 | 101,351 |
| 27 | Adjumani | 53,992 | – | 15 | 3,599 | 11,402 | 63,374 | 90,509 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.