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    People

    • PopulationUganda: 45,895,961135,373242,216
    • People per km²Uganda: 189 per km²77 per km²233 per km²
    • Children (0–17)Uganda: 49.6%48.4%50.0%
    • Household sizeUganda: 4.2 people4.5 people4.4 people

    Education

    • Children 6–12 out of schoolUganda: 26.0%28.4%27.8%
    • Teens 13–17 out of schoolUganda: 34.2%37.2%37.5%

    Jobs

    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or trainingUganda: 50.9%63.6%62.0%
    • Unemployment (14–64)Uganda: 12.6%12.2%12.0%
    • Households in subsistence farmingUganda: 33.1%57.0%49.4%
    • Households that got PDM supportUganda: 7.8%12.6%8.7%

    Homes

    • Households on grid electricityUganda: 25.3%0.7%1.2%
    • Households lighting with solarUganda: 28.1%26.4%25.4%
    • Households with safe drinking waterUganda: 81.1%82.8%87.4%
    • Households with improved toiletsUganda: 43.6%18.4%25.4%
    • Households with no toiletUganda: 6.7%9.6%6.3%

    Health

    • Households with a mosquito netUganda: 87.2%90.1%91.9%
    • People with health insuranceUganda: 1.0%0.5%0.7%
    • People with a birth certificateUganda: 11.4%9.3%5.9%

    Connected

    • Internet users (per 100 people)Uganda: 6.1%2.4%1.9%
    • Households with a radioUganda: 41.0%32.0%43.7%
    • Households with a TVUganda: 23.1%7.0%4.8%

    Farming

    • Households keeping livestockUganda: 72.8%80.9%98.8%
    • Cattle per 100 peopleUganda: 31.5 per 100 people31.1 per 100 people23.3 per 100 people
    • Goats per 100 peopleUganda: 37.8 per 100 people39.2 per 100 people27.4 per 100 people
    • Chickens per 100 peopleUganda: 126.0 per 100 people172.6 per 100 people131.3 per 100 people
    • Pigs per 100 peopleUganda: 15.4 per 100 people17.3 per 100 people13.1 per 100 people
    • Cattle that are exotic or cross-bredUganda: 23.0%4.5%0.7%
    • Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)Uganda: 2,567,298 kg25,431 kg16,665 kg

    Sources: UBOS, National Population and Housing Census 2024; National Livestock Census 2021. Bars compare the two districts with each other on each row. The livestock census counts cities inside their parent district, so cities show “–” for farming.