Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region
Butambala
- People
- 146,516
- 124 of 146 by size
- Area
- 408 km²
- People per km²
- 359
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 4.2
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 53.6%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Butambala is
Where Butambala does better than Uganda
- Households on grid electricity: 37.8% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 53.7% vs 43.6% nationally
- Households in subsistence farming: 25.5% vs 33.1% nationally
Where Butambala lags behind
No indicator is clearly worse than the national figure.
Butambala compared
- Butambala
- Buganda
- Uganda
Education
- 0%88th highest of 146 · Buganda 20.1% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%93rd highest of 146 · Buganda 31.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%90th highest of 146 · Buganda 43.0% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)10.6%0%90th highest of 146 · Buganda 11.6% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%124th highest of 146 · Buganda 17.3% · Uganda 33.1%50%
- 0%119th highest of 146 · Buganda 3.9% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%14th highest of 146 · Buganda 47.5% · Uganda 25.3%100%
- 0%70th highest of 146 · Buganda 26.4% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%77th highest of 146 · Buganda 78.6% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%19th highest of 146 · Buganda 61.9% · Uganda 43.6%100%
- 0%120th highest of 146 · Buganda 2.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%115th highest of 146 · Buganda 84.7% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%125th highest of 146 · Buganda 1.3% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%84th highest of 146 · Buganda 13.9% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%38th highest of 146 · Buganda 10.2% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%19th highest of 146 · Buganda 45.8% · Uganda 41.0%100%
- Households with a TV32.7%0%15th highest of 146 · Buganda 40.8% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Butambala: 7 sub-counties
Pick a question to compare every sub-county in Butambala.
Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Butambala overall: 37.8%
Highest: Kibibi Town Council (55.0%). Lowest: Ngando (16.3%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Kibibi Town Council | Butambala County | 55.0% |
| Budde | Butambala County | 51.0% |
| Gombe Town Council | Butambala County | 41.1% |
| Bulo | Butambala County | 39.2% |
| Kalamba Town Council | Butambala County | 30.0% |
| Kalamba | Butambala County | 29.2% |
| Ngando | Butambala County | 16.3% |
Farming in Butambala
| Butambala | Buganda | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 77.6% | 62.8% | 72.8% | 67th of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 14.9 per 100 people | 26.8 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 112th of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 29.2 per 100 people | 24.6 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 90th of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 98.3 per 100 people | 177.3 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 80th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 9.4 per 100 people | 20.2 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 95th of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 20.1% | 45.7% | 23.0% | 55th of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 279 kg | 351,870 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 129th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
Other districts in Buganda
- Wakiso 3,411k
- Mukono 929k
- Luweero 616k
- Mubende 522k
- Buikwe 520k
- Kayunga 439k
- Mityana 407k
- Rakai 347k
- Mpigi 327k
- Lwengo 325k
- Kassanda 314k
- Ssembabule 306k
- Masaka City 294k
- Kyankwanzi 278k
- Kyotera 276k
- Nakaseke 251k
- Nakasongola 226k
- Kalungu 222k
- Gomba 199k
- Bukomansimbi 198k
- Kiboga 183k
- Lyantonde 133k
- Masaka 115k
- Buvuma 111k
- Kalangala 74k
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Butambala. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Butambala 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.