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    Census 2024 · district in Teso sub-region

    Kumi

    People
    286,992
    54 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,085 km²
    People per km²
    265
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.9
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.6%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Kumi is

    Where Kumi does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 93.7% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 20.4% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 22.7% vs 34.2% nationally

    Where Kumi lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 5.1% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 48.2% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 29.2% vs 43.6% nationally

    Kumi compared

    • Kumi
    • Teso
    • Uganda

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    Inside Kumi: 18 sub-counties

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Source: UBOS, National Population and Housing Census 2024 (sub-county profiles)
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    AreaValue
    Nyero Town Council20.4%
    North Division19.6%
    South Division17.0%
    Mukongoro Town Council6.1%
    Atutur5.0%
    Kanyum Town Council3.8%
    Ongino Town Council2.7%
    Ongino2.4%
    Mukongoro2.2%
    Kumi1.7%
    Kadami1.6%
    Ogooma1.1%
    Kanyum0.3%
    Kanapa0.3%
    Nyero0.2%
    Kakures0.1%
    Kamaca0.1%
    Tisai0.1%

    Who has power from the grid? Kumi overall: 5.1%

    Highest: Nyero Town Council (20.4%). Lowest: Tisai (0.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Nyero Town CouncilKumi County20.4%
    North DivisionKumi Municipality19.6%
    South DivisionKumi Municipality17.0%
    Mukongoro Town CouncilKanyum County6.1%
    AtuturKumi County5.0%
    Kanyum Town CouncilKanyum County3.8%
    Ongino Town CouncilKumi County2.7%
    OnginoKumi County2.4%
    MukongoroKanyum County2.2%
    KumiKumi County1.7%
    KadamiKanyum County1.6%
    OgoomaKumi County1.1%
    KanapaKumi County0.3%
    KanyumKanyum County0.3%
    NyeroKumi County0.2%
    KakuresKanyum County0.1%
    KamacaKanyum County0.1%
    TisaiKumi County0.1%

    Farming in Kumi

    KumiTesoUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock84.0%88.1%72.8%40th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people34.3 per 100 people48.1 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people49th of 135
    Goats per 100 people26.5 per 100 people34.9 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people97th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people135.3 per 100 people178.8 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people50th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people19.6 per 100 people19.1 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people42nd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred1.4%1.1%23.0%96th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)3,254 kg78,303 kg2,567,298 kg93rd of 135

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

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    About these numbers

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