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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990)
1991 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
1992 0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
1993 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
1994 -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
1995 NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including Zaire, Sudan, and Rwanda; probably in excess of 100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year; many of the 8,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home
1996 -2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including Zaire, Sudan, and Rwanda; probably in excess of 100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year; many of the 8,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home
1997 -2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) note : Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including Sudan, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire; probably in excess of 100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year; many of the 10,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home
1998 -1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.) note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 175,000, Rwanda possibly 10,000, and Democratic Republic of the Congo about 5,000
1999 -1.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 1997, Uganda was host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 160,000, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14,000, and Rwanda 12,000
2000 -2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 1998, Uganda was host to 205,000 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 190,000, Rwanda 7,500, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,400; refugees began returning to their countries of origin in 2000
2001 -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 1999, Uganda was host to 218,000 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 200,600, Rwanda 8,000, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,000
2002 -0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2002 est.)
2003 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2003 est.)
2004 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2004 est.)
2005 -1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
2006 -1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
2007 0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
2008 0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
2009 -8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 175
2010 -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 120
2011 -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 116
2012 -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 115
2013 -0.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 110
2014 -0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 144
2015 -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 143
2016 -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135
2017 -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131
2018 -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
2019 -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
2020 -3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)
2021 -3.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
2022 -3.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
2023 -3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
2024 -3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
2025 -2.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)