Census 2024 · city in Lango sub-region

Lira City

People: 245,132; 79 of 146 by size
Area: 310 km²
People per km²: 791; Uganda: 189
Household size: 3.9; Uganda: 4.2
Children under 18: 40.6%; Uganda: 49.6%

Where Lira City is

Where Lira City does better than Uganda

Households with improved toilets: 64.4% vs 43.6% nationally
Households in subsistence farming: 19.4% vs 33.1% nationally
Households with safe drinking water: 92.5% vs 81.1% nationally

Where Lira City lags behind

Unemployment (14–64): 17.9% vs 12.6% nationally
Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 55.2% vs 50.9% nationally

Lira City compared

Lira City
Lango
Uganda

Education

Children 6–12 out of school22.1%
0%93rd highest of 146 · Lango 27.1% · Uganda 26.0%50%
Teens 13–17 out of school36.2%
0%52nd highest of 146 · Lango 37.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%

Jobs

Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training55.2%
0%67th highest of 146 · Lango 62.3% · Uganda 50.9%100%
Unemployment (14–64)17.9%
0%28th highest of 146 · Lango 11.9% · Uganda 12.6%25%
Households in subsistence farming19.4%
0%133rd highest of 146 · Lango 47.6% · Uganda 33.1%100%
Households that got PDM support4.9%
0%121st highest of 146 · Lango 8.5% · Uganda 7.8%25%

Homes

Households on grid electricity31.7%
0%20th highest of 146 · Lango 5.2% · Uganda 25.3%50%
Households lighting with solar28.2%
0%81st highest of 146 · Lango 23.8% · Uganda 28.1%50%
Households with safe drinking water92.5%
0%42nd highest of 146 · Lango 90.1% · Uganda 81.1%100%
Households with improved toilets64.4%
0%10th highest of 146 · Lango 27.9% · Uganda 43.6%100%
Households with no toilet1.5%
0%125th highest of 146 · Lango 7.0% · Uganda 6.7%25%

Health

Households with a mosquito net88.9%
0%75th highest of 146 · Lango 91.4% · Uganda 87.2%100%
People with health insurance1.2%
0%20th highest of 146 · Lango 0.7% · Uganda 1.0%25%
People with a birth certificate9.7%
0%75th highest of 146 · Lango 9.0% · Uganda 11.4%25%

Connected

Internet users (per 100 people)10.5%
0%11th highest of 146 · Lango 2.7% · Uganda 6.1%25%
Households with a radio46.7%
0%36th highest of 146 · Lango 42.0% · Uganda 41.0%100%
Households with a TV27.4%
0%22nd highest of 146 · Lango 7.5% · Uganda 23.1%50%

Inside Lira City: 2 divisions

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Households on grid electricity

By division, Census 2024

Who has power from the grid? Lira City overall: 31.7%

Highest: Lira West Division (40.6%). Lowest: Lira East Division (22.7%).

Division	County	Households on grid electricity
Lira West Division	Lira West Division	40.6%
Lira East Division	Lira East Division	22.7%

Farming in Lira City

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

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

Other districts in Lango

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About these numbers

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