Russia vs Uganda: Population by labor force status

Russia
24.52 million people
in 2025
Uganda
22.15 million people
in 2025
Russia rank
15th
Uganda rank
17th

Population by labor force status over time

  • Russia
  • Uganda
10.0M20.0M30.0M199120082025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 24.52 million people against 22.15 million people in Uganda, a difference of 2.37 million people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 186 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 31.15 million people 10.16 million people 20.99 million people Russia
2000s 22.97 million people 13.81 million people 9.16 million people Russia
2010s 24.05 million people 17.85 million people 6.20 million people Russia
2020s 25.41 million people 21.15 million people 4.26 million people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by labor force status, Russia or Uganda?
Russia, at 24.52 million people against 22.15 million people in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in population by labor force status between Russia and Uganda?
2.37 million people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Russia and Uganda rank globally for population by labor force status?
Russia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by labor force status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by labor force status
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Population below working age (under 15 years old).