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    Census 2024 · district in Busoga sub-region

    Bugiri

    People
    480,345
    16 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,064 km²
    People per km²
    452
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    5.0
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    52.3%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Bugiri is

    Where Bugiri does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 94.6% vs 81.1% nationally

    Where Bugiri lags behind

    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 66.8% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 46.7% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 12.7% vs 25.3% nationally

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Source: UBOS, National Population and Housing Census 2024 (sub-county profiles)
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    AreaValue
    Western Division62.0%
    Eastern Division60.8%
    Busowa Town Council27.8%
    Namayemba Town Council25.0%
    Buwuni Town Council17.8%
    Mutelele Town Council17.7%
    Nankoma Town Council12.7%
    Muwayo Town Council12.6%
    Kapyanga12.1%
    Mayuge Town Council6.8%
    Nankoma6.5%
    Iwemba6.2%
    Bulidha4.4%
    Bulesa3.3%
    Nabukalu3.3%
    Nabukalu Town Council3.1%
    Buwunga2.8%
    Muterere2.1%
    Buluguyi0.9%
    Budhaya0.8%

    Who has power from the grid? Bugiri overall: 12.7%

    Highest: Western Division (62.0%). Lowest: Budhaya (0.8%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Western DivisionBugiri Municipality62.0%
    Eastern DivisionBugiri Municipality60.8%
    Busowa Town CouncilBukooli County27.8%
    Namayemba Town CouncilBukooli County25.0%
    Buwuni Town CouncilBukooli County17.8%
    Mutelele Town CouncilBukooli County17.7%
    Nankoma Town CouncilBukooli County12.7%
    Muwayo Town CouncilBukooli County12.6%
    KapyangaBukooli County12.1%
    Mayuge Town CouncilBukooli County6.8%
    NankomaBukooli County6.5%
    IwembaBukooli County6.2%
    BulidhaBukooli County4.4%
    BulesaBukooli County3.3%
    NabukaluBukooli County3.3%
    Nabukalu Town CouncilBukooli County3.1%
    BuwungaBukooli County2.8%
    MuterereBukooli County2.1%
    BuluguyiBukooli County0.9%
    BudhayaBukooli County0.8%

    Farming in Bugiri

    BugiriBusogaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock72.4%73.6%72.8%91st of 135
    Cattle per 100 people24.1 per 100 people24.3 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people74th of 135
    Goats per 100 people30.5 per 100 people31.2 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people87th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people134.0 per 100 people128.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people52nd of 135
    Pigs per 100 people5.4 per 100 people10.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people115th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred2.1%9.3%23.0%88th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,579 kg61,559 kg2,567,298 kg108th of 135

    Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.

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    About these numbers

    From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Bugiri. The Busoga and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Bugiri 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.