Census 2024 · district in Acholi sub-region
Amuru
- People
- 240,814
- 81 of 146 by size
- Area
- 3,996 km²
- People per km²
- 60
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 4.1
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 51.2%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Amuru is
Where Amuru does better than Uganda
No indicator is clearly better than the national figure.
Where Amuru lags behind
- Households in subsistence farming: 57.3% vs 33.1% nationally
- Households on grid electricity: 2.4% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 21.3% vs 43.6% nationally
Amuru compared
- Amuru
- Acholi
- Uganda
Education
- 0%12th highest of 146 · Acholi 29.5% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%12th highest of 146 · Acholi 34.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%28th highest of 146 · Acholi 58.3% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)11.4%0%82nd highest of 146 · Acholi 11.6% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%13th highest of 146 · Acholi 49.9% · Uganda 33.1%100%
- 0%99th highest of 146 · Acholi 10.9% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%113th highest of 146 · Acholi 7.3% · Uganda 25.3%50%
- 0%103rd highest of 146 · Acholi 22.0% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%128th highest of 146 · Acholi 81.5% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%122nd highest of 146 · Acholi 31.9% · Uganda 43.6%50%
- 0%25th highest of 146 · Acholi 14.0% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%144th highest of 146 · Acholi 88.6% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%36th highest of 146 · Acholi 0.9% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%37th highest of 146 · Acholi 11.4% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%92nd highest of 146 · Acholi 4.5% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%122nd highest of 146 · Acholi 31.9% · Uganda 41.0%50%
- 0%117th highest of 146 · Acholi 10.1% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Amuru: 13 sub-counties
Pick a question to compare every sub-county in Amuru.
Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Amuru overall: 2.4%
Highest: Elegu Town Council (15.7%). Lowest: Pabbo (0.1%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Elegu Town Council | Kilak North County | 15.7% |
| Pabbo Town Council | Kilak North County | 7.4% |
| Atiak Town Council | Kilak North County | 2.6% |
| Lamogi | Kilak South County | 2.3% |
| Pogo | Kilak North County | 1.9% |
| Amuru | Kilak South County | 1.3% |
| Amuru Town Council | Kilak South County | 1.1% |
| Guru Guru | Kilak South County | 0.4% |
| Lakang | Kilak South County | 0.4% |
| Opara | Kilak North County | 0.4% |
| Atiak | Kilak North County | 0.2% |
| Layima | Kilak South County | 0.1% |
| Pabbo | Kilak North County | 0.1% |
Farming in Amuru
| Amuru | Acholi | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 83.6% | 86.8% | 72.8% | 43rd of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 42.6 per 100 people | 40.9 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 36th of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 86.6 per 100 people | 62.2 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 9th of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 208.6 per 100 people | 184.1 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 16th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 34.8 per 100 people | 17.8 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 11th of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 0.8% | 1.5% | 23.0% | 109th of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 49,372 kg | 290,132 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 9th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
Other districts in Acholi
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Amuru. The Acholi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Amuru sits among all districts and cities, from highest value down. For some indicators, a high rank is good news; for others it isn’t.
Note: UBOS's mobile phone ownership table currently repeats the internet-use figures, so phone ownership is left out.