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    Census 2024 · district in Bukedi sub-region

    Busia

    People
    412,671
    23 of 146 by size
    Area
    763 km²
    People per km²
    541
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.4
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    50.9%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Busia is

    Where Busia does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 94.0% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 18.6% vs 26.0% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 29.3% vs 34.2% nationally

    Where Busia lags behind

    • Unemployment (14–64): 22.4% vs 12.6% nationally
    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 59.9% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 38.2% vs 33.1% nationally

    Busia compared

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    • Bukedi
    • Uganda

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    Inside Busia: 20 sub-counties

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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 Division70.5%
    Eastern Division63.5%
    Dabani27.7%
    Lumino-majanji Town Council21.0%
    Tiira Town Council14.9%
    Namungodi Town Council14.7%
    Masafu Town Council13.8%
    Sikuda13.6%
    Masaba8.5%
    Busitema8.3%
    Majanji6.8%
    Bulumbi6.3%
    Lunyo5.4%
    Buhehe5.1%
    Masinya3.8%
    Buteba3.8%
    Lumino3.3%
    Busime3.0%
    Masafu2.2%
    Buyanga2.1%

    Who has power from the grid? Busia overall: 21.3%

    Highest: Western Division (70.5%). Lowest: Buyanga (2.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Western DivisionBusia Municipality70.5%
    Eastern DivisionBusia Municipality63.5%
    DabaniSamia Bugwe County27.7%
    Lumino-majanji Town CouncilSamia Bugwe County21.0%
    Tiira Town CouncilSamia Bugwe County14.9%
    Namungodi Town CouncilSamia Bugwe County14.7%
    Masafu Town CouncilSamia Bugwe Central County13.8%
    SikudaSamia Bugwe County13.6%
    MasabaSamia Bugwe Central County8.5%
    BusitemaSamia Bugwe County8.3%
    MajanjiSamia Bugwe County6.8%
    BulumbiSamia Bugwe County6.3%
    LunyoSamia Bugwe County5.4%
    BuheheSamia Bugwe Central County5.1%
    ButebaSamia Bugwe County3.8%
    MasinyaSamia Bugwe Central County3.8%
    LuminoSamia Bugwe County3.3%
    BusimeSamia Bugwe County3.0%
    MasafuSamia Bugwe Central County2.2%
    BuyangaSamia Bugwe County2.1%

    Farming in Busia

    BusiaBukediUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock83.8%81.8%72.8%42nd of 135
    Cattle per 100 people8.4 per 100 people19.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people127th of 135
    Goats per 100 people10.4 per 100 people21.4 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people134th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people81.8 per 100 people95.6 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people93rd of 135
    Pigs per 100 people6.3 per 100 people9.6 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people113th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred2.5%2.9%23.0%86th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,562 kg72,448 kg2,567,298 kg109th 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 Busia. The Bukedi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Busia 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.