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    Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region

    Buikwe

    People
    520,158
    14 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,466 km²
    People per km²
    355
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    3.7
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    49.3%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Buikwe is

    Where Buikwe does better than Uganda

    • Households on grid electricity: 43.7% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 61.3% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 20.1% vs 33.1% nationally

    Where Buikwe lags behind

    • Unemployment (14–64): 17.3% vs 12.6% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 3.2% vs 7.8% nationally

    Buikwe compared

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Who has power from the grid? Buikwe overall: 43.7%

    Highest: Central Division (84.3%). Lowest: Najja (13.5%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Central DivisionLugazi Municipality84.3%
    Njeru DivisionNjeru Municipality72.0%
    Nkokonjeru Town CouncilBuikwe County57.9%
    Buikwe Town CouncilBuikwe County48.5%
    Kiyindi Town CouncilBuikwe County47.4%
    Wakisi DivisionNjeru Municipality41.1%
    Kawolo DivisionLugazi Municipality39.2%
    BuikweBuikwe County32.0%
    NgogweBuikwe County29.5%
    Najjembe DivisionLugazi Municipality28.0%
    Nyenga DivisionNjeru Municipality22.0%
    SsiBuikwe County14.1%
    NajjaBuikwe County13.5%

    Farming in Buikwe

    BuikweBugandaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock64.0%62.8%72.8%118th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people16.2 per 100 people26.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people105th of 135
    Goats per 100 people29.5 per 100 people24.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people88th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people230.9 per 100 people177.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people11th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people25.2 per 100 people20.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people22nd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred29.1%45.7%23.0%43rd of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,362 kg351,870 kg2,567,298 kg115th 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 Buikwe. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Buikwe 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.