Census 2024 · city in Bunyoro sub-region

Hoima City

People: 143,304; 127 of 146 by size
Area: 232 km²
People per km²: 617; Uganda: 189
Household size: 3.4; Uganda: 4.2
Children under 18: 44.6%; Uganda: 49.6%

Where Hoima City is

Where Hoima City does better than Uganda

Households with improved toilets: 72.9% vs 43.6% nationally
Households on grid electricity: 53.2% vs 25.3% nationally
Households in subsistence farming: 10.2% vs 33.1% nationally

Where Hoima City lags behind

Households that got PDM support: 2.6% vs 7.8% nationally

Hoima City compared

Hoima City
Bunyoro
Uganda

Education

Children 6–12 out of school15.0%
0%142nd highest of 146 · Bunyoro 27.7% · Uganda 26.0%50%
Teens 13–17 out of school32.4%
0%81st highest of 146 · Bunyoro 40.6% · Uganda 34.2%50%

Jobs

Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training39.6%
0%131st highest of 146 · Bunyoro 48.1% · Uganda 50.9%100%
Unemployment (14–64)11.5%
0%81st highest of 146 · Bunyoro 9.9% · Uganda 12.6%25%
Households in subsistence farming10.2%
0%143rd highest of 146 · Bunyoro 31.4% · Uganda 33.1%50%
Households that got PDM support2.6%
0%140th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 6.5% · Uganda 7.8%25%

Homes

Households on grid electricity53.2%
0%8th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 10.8% · Uganda 25.3%100%
Households lighting with solar30.0%
0%74th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 47.9% · Uganda 28.1%100%
Households with safe drinking water85.8%
0%68th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 76.0% · Uganda 81.1%100%
Households with improved toilets72.9%
0%5th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 38.5% · Uganda 43.6%100%
Households with no toilet1.5%
0%123rd highest of 146 · Bunyoro 5.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%

Health

Households with a mosquito net88.5%
0%79th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 87.6% · Uganda 87.2%100%
People with health insurance1.3%
0%17th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 0.6% · Uganda 1.0%25%
People with a birth certificate14.9%
0%8th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 10.6% · Uganda 11.4%25%

Connected

Internet users (per 100 people)12.6%
0%7th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 3.6% · Uganda 6.1%25%
Households with a radio50.9%
0%13th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 41.5% · Uganda 41.0%100%
Households with a TV44.0%
0%7th highest of 146 · Bunyoro 16.6% · Uganda 23.1%50%

Inside Hoima City: 2 divisions

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Households on grid electricity

By division, Census 2024

Who has power from the grid? Hoima City overall: 53.2%

Highest: Hoima East Division (57.5%). Lowest: Hoima West Division (50.1%).

Division	County	Households on grid electricity
Hoima East Division	Hoima East Division	57.5%
Hoima West Division	Hoima West Division	50.1%

Farming in Hoima City

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

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

Other districts in Bunyoro

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About these numbers

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