Census 2024 · district in Busoga sub-region
Buyende
- People
- 403,486
- 25 of 146 by size
- Area
- 1,793 km²
- People per km²
- 225
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 4.8
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 55.6%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Buyende is
Where Buyende does better than Uganda
- Households with safe drinking water: 95.3% vs 81.1% nationally
- Households with a mosquito net: 90.6% vs 87.2% nationally
Where Buyende lags behind
- Households on grid electricity: 2.5% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 28.1% vs 43.6% nationally
- Households in subsistence farming: 46.9% vs 33.1% nationally
Buyende compared
- Buyende
- Busoga
- Uganda
Education
- 0%29th highest of 146 · Busoga 25.3% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%43rd highest of 146 · Busoga 33.3% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%26th highest of 146 · Busoga 60.9% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)15.7%0%44th highest of 146 · Busoga 18.2% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%58th highest of 146 · Busoga 38.0% · Uganda 33.1%100%
- 0%109th highest of 146 · Busoga 5.4% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%111th highest of 146 · Busoga 19.6% · Uganda 25.3%50%
- 0%25th highest of 146 · Busoga 34.3% · Uganda 28.1%100%
- 0%30th highest of 146 · Busoga 93.3% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%94th highest of 146 · Busoga 41.0% · Uganda 43.6%50%
- 0%59th highest of 146 · Busoga 5.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%52nd highest of 146 · Busoga 87.7% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%127th highest of 146 · Busoga 0.5% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%85th highest of 146 · Busoga 10.1% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%140th highest of 146 · Busoga 3.3% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%53rd highest of 146 · Busoga 42.2% · Uganda 41.0%50%
- 0%88th highest of 146 · Busoga 17.6% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Buyende: 14 sub-counties
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Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Buyende overall: 2.5%
Highest: Bukungu Town Council (7.0%). Lowest: Irundu (0.4%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Bukungu Town Council | Budiope West County | 7.0% |
| Kidera Town Council | Budiope West County | 6.2% |
| Irundu Town Council | Budiope East County | 5.4% |
| Buyende Town Council | Budiope West County | 3.4% |
| Ngandho | Budiope East County | 3.3% |
| Bugaya | Budiope East County | 2.8% |
| Gumpi | Budiope East County | 2.6% |
| Buyanja | Budiope West County | 1.7% |
| Nkondo | Budiope West County | 1.6% |
| Buyende | Budiope West County | 1.5% |
| Ndolwa | Budiope West County | 1.3% |
| Kagulu | Budiope East County | 1.0% |
| Kidera | Budiope West County | 0.7% |
| Irundu | Budiope East County | 0.4% |
Farming in Buyende
| Buyende | Busoga | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 81.3% | 73.6% | 72.8% | 52nd of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 60.5 per 100 people | 24.3 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 23rd of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 70.1 per 100 people | 31.2 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 16th of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 170.1 per 100 people | 128.2 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 24th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 23.8 per 100 people | 10.5 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 30th of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 6.5% | 9.3% | 23.0% | 72nd of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 53,488 kg | 61,559 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 6th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
Other districts in Busoga
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Buyende. The Busoga and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Buyende 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.