Uganda
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
2058000
Immigrant Population
4.1%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
578000
Emigrant Population
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First Displacement, then Disasters: How Refugees Contend with Climate Change
What does climate risk look like from inside a refugee camp, and how are displaced communities coping when disasters strike?
Migration amid Climate Change: Adaptation, Displacement, and People Trapped in Place
How does climate change reshape human mobility? Webinar offers on-the-ground insights into climate-driven migration, adaptation, and displacement.
Humanitarian Assistance in a Time of Deep Foreign Aid Cuts
The U.S. gutted its foreign aid budget, Germany cut humanitarian assistance by nearly half, and the UK followed—a frontline worker in Uganda explains exactly what that looks like for refugees on the ground.
Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States
The sub-Saharan African immigrant population in the United States is among the fastest growing, and these immigrants tend to be very well educated.
Forgotten and Neglected, War-Torn Sudan Has Become the World’s Leading Displacement Crisis
Sudan's civil war had displaced 12 million people as of July 2025, yet international attention and humanitarian funding have fallen critically short.
Severe Repression in Eritrea Has Prompted Decades of Exodus
Decades of repression and indefinite forced conscription have driven up to one-third of Eritreans abroad. Still, many have few options for safe refuge.
Adaptation Efforts May Reduce Harms amid Significant Climate-Linked Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change is driving displacement across sub-Saharan Africa, but targeted adaptation strategies and community-led approaches offer proven ways to reduce its scale and harm.
Is the Humanitarian Protection System Falling Apart or Quietly Evolving?
The post-World War II refugee protection system is straining under record displacement, but also quietly evolving through use of temporary statuses and offshore processing.
Migration, Integration, and Development in Secondary Cities
This webinar examined challenges refugees and other migrants face in—and place on—secondary cities, municipal responses, the types of support required at national and other levels, and how development actors can improve partnerships with cities and local actors.
Climate Migration 101: An Explainer
Climate change is reshaping migration globally—but most displacement remains internal and temporary, and no international legal framework protects those forced to move.
