Census 2024 · city in Buganda sub-region
Masaka City
- People
- 294,166
- 51 of 146 by size
- Area
- 368 km²
- People per km²
- 798
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 3.6
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 46.2%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Masaka City is
Where Masaka City does better than Uganda
- Households on grid electricity: 69.0% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 73.2% vs 43.6% nationally
- Households in subsistence farming: 11.5% vs 33.1% nationally
Where Masaka City lags behind
- Households that got PDM support: 2.2% vs 7.8% nationally
Masaka City compared
- Masaka City
- Buganda
- Uganda
Education
- 0%105th highest of 146 · Buganda 20.1% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%76th highest of 146 · Buganda 31.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%123rd highest of 146 · Buganda 43.0% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)10.1%0%98th highest of 146 · Buganda 11.6% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%141st highest of 146 · Buganda 17.3% · Uganda 33.1%50%
- 0%142nd highest of 146 · Buganda 3.9% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%4th highest of 146 · Buganda 47.5% · Uganda 25.3%100%
- 0%129th highest of 146 · Buganda 26.4% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%66th highest of 146 · Buganda 78.6% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%4th highest of 146 · Buganda 61.9% · Uganda 43.6%100%
- 0%144th highest of 146 · Buganda 2.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%112th highest of 146 · Buganda 84.7% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%33rd highest of 146 · Buganda 1.3% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%70th highest of 146 · Buganda 13.9% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%10th highest of 146 · Buganda 10.2% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%23rd highest of 146 · Buganda 45.8% · Uganda 41.0%100%
- Households with a TV48.3%0%3rd highest of 146 · Buganda 40.8% · Uganda 23.1%100%
Inside Masaka City: 2 divisions
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Households on grid electricity
By division, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Masaka City overall: 69.0%
Highest: Nyendo-mukungwe Division (69.2%). Lowest: Kimaanya-kabonera Division (68.7%).
| Division | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Nyendo-mukungwe Division | Nyendo-mukungwe Division | 69.2% |
| Kimaanya-kabonera Division | Kimaanya-kabonera Division | 68.7% |
Farming in Masaka City
The 2021 livestock census counted Masaka City’s animals as part of Masaka.
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
Other districts in Buganda
- Wakiso 3,411k
- Mukono 929k
- Luweero 616k
- Mubende 522k
- Buikwe 520k
- Kayunga 439k
- Mityana 407k
- Rakai 347k
- Mpigi 327k
- Lwengo 325k
- Kassanda 314k
- Ssembabule 306k
- Kyankwanzi 278k
- Kyotera 276k
- Nakaseke 251k
- Nakasongola 226k
- Kalungu 222k
- Gomba 199k
- Bukomansimbi 198k
- Kiboga 183k
- Butambala 147k
- Lyantonde 133k
- Masaka 115k
- Buvuma 111k
- Kalangala 74k
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Masaka City. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Masaka 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.