Census 2024 · district in Bunyoro sub-region
Buliisa
- People
- 167,894
- 119 of 146 by size
- Area
- 1,999 km²
- People per km²
- 84
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 5.0
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 53.1%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Buliisa is
Where Buliisa does better than Uganda
No indicator is clearly better than the national figure.
Where Buliisa lags behind
- Households on grid electricity: 3.3% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 27.6% vs 43.6% nationally
- Unemployment (14–64): 28.6% vs 12.6% nationally
Buliisa compared
- Buliisa
- Bunyoro
- Uganda
Education
- 0%10th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 27.7% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%11th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 40.6% · Uganda 34.2%100%
Jobs
- 0%12th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 48.1% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)28.6%0%1st highest of 146 · Bunyoro 9.9% · Uganda 12.6%50%
- 0%78th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 31.4% · Uganda 33.1%50%
- 0%68th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 6.5% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%105th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 10.8% · Uganda 25.3%50%
- 0%56th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 47.9% · Uganda 28.1%100%
- 0%98th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 76.0% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%99th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 38.5% · Uganda 43.6%50%
- 0%18th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 5.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%74th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 87.6% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%123rd highest of 146 · Bunyoro 0.6% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%146th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 10.6% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%97th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 3.6% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%112th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 41.5% · Uganda 41.0%50%
- 0%94th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 16.6% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Buliisa: 10 sub-counties
Pick a question to compare every sub-county in Buliisa.
Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Buliisa overall: 3.3%
Highest: Biiso Town Council (24.9%). Lowest: Ngwedo (0.2%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Biiso Town Council | Buliisa County | 24.9% |
| Buliisa Town Council | Buliisa County | 5.2% |
| Wanseko Town Council | Buliisa County | 3.4% |
| Kigwera | Buliisa County | 2.2% |
| Butiaba | Buliisa County | 1.9% |
| Kihungya | Buliisa County | 1.8% |
| Biiso | Buliisa County | 1.2% |
| Butiaba Town Council | Buliisa County | 0.3% |
| Buliisa | Buliisa County | 0.2% |
| Ngwedo | Buliisa County | 0.2% |
Farming in Buliisa
| Buliisa | Bunyoro | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 70.3% | 71.3% | 72.8% | 99th of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 21.6 per 100 people | 16.8 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 85th of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 26.5 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 82nd of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 73.4 per 100 people | 125.4 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 106th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 5.7 per 100 people | 26.6 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 114th of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 3.0% | 24.2% | 23.0% | 81st of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 1,668 kg | 69,583 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 104th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
Other districts in Bunyoro
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Buliisa. The Bunyoro and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Buliisa 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.