Census 2024 · city in Busoga sub-region

Jinja City

People: 279,184; 62 of 146 by size
Area: 215 km²
People per km²: 1,301; Uganda: 189
Household size: 3.9; Uganda: 4.2
Children under 18: 43.4%; Uganda: 49.6%

Where Jinja City is

Where Jinja City does better than Uganda

Households on grid electricity: 67.8% vs 25.3% nationally
Households with improved toilets: 69.6% vs 43.6% nationally
Households in subsistence farming: 10.9% vs 33.1% nationally

Where Jinja City lags behind

Households that got PDM support: 1.6% vs 7.8% nationally

Jinja City compared

Jinja City
Busoga
Uganda

Education

Children 6–12 out of school16.6%
0%134th highest of 146 · Busoga 25.3% · Uganda 26.0%50%
Teens 13–17 out of school26.1%
0%131st highest of 146 · Busoga 33.3% · Uganda 34.2%50%

Jobs

Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training46.8%
0%103rd highest of 146 · Busoga 60.9% · Uganda 50.9%100%
Unemployment (14–64)15.2%
0%45th highest of 146 · Busoga 18.2% · Uganda 12.6%25%
Households in subsistence farming10.9%
0%142nd highest of 146 · Busoga 38.0% · Uganda 33.1%50%
Households that got PDM support1.6%
0%144th highest of 146 · Busoga 5.4% · Uganda 7.8%25%

Homes

Households on grid electricity67.8%
0%5th highest of 146 · Busoga 19.6% · Uganda 25.3%100%
Households lighting with solar9.3%
0%132nd highest of 146 · Busoga 34.3% · Uganda 28.1%50%
Households with safe drinking water97.7%
0%7th highest of 146 · Busoga 93.3% · Uganda 81.1%100%
Households with improved toilets69.6%
0%7th highest of 146 · Busoga 41.0% · Uganda 43.6%100%
Households with no toilet0.8%
0%139th highest of 146 · Busoga 5.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%

Health

Households with a mosquito net85.3%
0%116th highest of 146 · Busoga 87.7% · Uganda 87.2%100%
People with health insurance1.3%
0%18th highest of 146 · Busoga 0.5% · Uganda 1.0%25%
People with a birth certificate17.1%
0%4th highest of 146 · Busoga 10.1% · Uganda 11.4%25%

Connected

Internet users (per 100 people)12.4%
0%8th highest of 146 · Busoga 3.3% · Uganda 6.1%25%
Households with a radio45.8%
0%39th highest of 146 · Busoga 42.2% · Uganda 41.0%100%
Households with a TV45.4%
0%5th highest of 146 · Busoga 17.6% · Uganda 23.1%100%

Inside Jinja City: 2 divisions

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Households on grid electricity

By division, Census 2024

Who has power from the grid? Jinja City overall: 67.8%

Highest: Jinja South Division (73.7%). Lowest: Jinja North Division (65.7%).

Division	County	Households on grid electricity
Jinja South Division	Jinja South Division	73.7%
Jinja North Division	Jinja North Division	65.7%

Farming in Jinja City

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

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

Other districts in Busoga

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About these numbers

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