Census 2024 · city in Acholi sub-region

Gulu City

People: 233,271; 88 of 146 by size
Area: 224 km²
People per km²: 1,042; Uganda: 189
Household size: 3.7; Uganda: 4.2
Children under 18: 44.0%; Uganda: 49.6%

Where Gulu City is

Where Gulu City does better than Uganda

Households with improved toilets: 70.0% vs 43.6% nationally
Households in subsistence farming: 14.7% vs 33.1% nationally
Households with safe drinking water: 94.4% vs 81.1% nationally

Where Gulu City lags behind

Households that got PDM support: 4.4% vs 7.8% nationally

Gulu City compared

Gulu City
Acholi
Uganda

Education

Children 6–12 out of school17.6%
0%128th highest of 146 · Acholi 29.5% · Uganda 26.0%50%
Teens 13–17 out of school28.1%
0%116th highest of 146 · Acholi 34.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%

Jobs

Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training43.9%
0%113th highest of 146 · Acholi 58.3% · Uganda 50.9%100%
Unemployment (14–64)14.9%
0%50th highest of 146 · Acholi 11.6% · Uganda 12.6%25%
Households in subsistence farming14.7%
0%138th highest of 146 · Acholi 49.9% · Uganda 33.1%100%
Households that got PDM support4.4%
0%128th highest of 146 · Acholi 10.9% · Uganda 7.8%25%

Homes

Households on grid electricity34.7%
0%16th highest of 146 · Acholi 7.3% · Uganda 25.3%50%
Households lighting with solar30.0%
0%73rd highest of 146 · Acholi 22.0% · Uganda 28.1%50%
Households with safe drinking water94.4%
0%34th highest of 146 · Acholi 81.5% · Uganda 81.1%100%
Households with improved toilets70.0%
0%6th highest of 146 · Acholi 31.9% · Uganda 43.6%100%
Households with no toilet0.8%
0%138th highest of 146 · Acholi 14.0% · Uganda 6.7%25%

Health

Households with a mosquito net92.7%
0%22nd highest of 146 · Acholi 88.6% · Uganda 87.2%100%
People with health insurance2.3%
0%6th highest of 146 · Acholi 0.9% · Uganda 1.0%25%
People with a birth certificate17.4%
0%3rd highest of 146 · Acholi 11.4% · Uganda 11.4%25%

Connected

Internet users (per 100 people)16.0%
0%4th highest of 146 · Acholi 4.5% · Uganda 6.1%25%
Households with a radio48.6%
0%26th highest of 146 · Acholi 31.9% · Uganda 41.0%100%
Households with a TV35.3%
0%12th highest of 146 · Acholi 10.1% · Uganda 23.1%50%

Inside Gulu City: 2 divisions

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Households on grid electricity

By division, Census 2024

Who has power from the grid? Gulu City overall: 34.7%

Highest: Laroo-pece Division (35.2%). Lowest: Bardege-layibi Division (33.8%).

Division	County	Households on grid electricity
Laroo-pece Division	Laroo-pece Division	35.2%
Bardege-layibi Division	Bardege-layibi Division	33.8%

Farming in Gulu City

The 2021 livestock census counted Gulu City’s animals as part of Gulu.

Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.

Other districts in Acholi

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About these numbers

From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Gulu City. The Acholi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Gulu City 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.