Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region
Masaka
- People
- 115,455
- 138 of 146 by size
- Area
- 1,906 km²
- People per km²
- 61
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 3.6
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 49.5%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Masaka is
Where Masaka does better than Uganda
- Children 6–12 out of school: 18.4% vs 26.0% nationally
- Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 44.1% vs 50.9% nationally
- Households in subsistence farming: 26.8% vs 33.1% nationally
Where Masaka lags behind
- Households with safe drinking water: 68.9% vs 81.1% nationally
- Households that got PDM support: 3.4% vs 7.8% nationally
Masaka compared
- Masaka
- Buganda
- Uganda
Education
- 0%122nd highest of 146 · Buganda 20.1% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%100th highest of 146 · Buganda 31.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%111th highest of 146 · Buganda 43.0% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)11.7%0%77th highest of 146 · Buganda 11.6% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%116th highest of 146 · Buganda 17.3% · Uganda 33.1%50%
- 0%136th highest of 146 · Buganda 3.9% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%30th highest of 146 · Buganda 47.5% · Uganda 25.3%100%
- 0%51st highest of 146 · Buganda 26.4% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%110th highest of 146 · Buganda 78.6% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%32nd highest of 146 · Buganda 61.9% · Uganda 43.6%100%
- 0%76th highest of 146 · Buganda 2.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%113th highest of 146 · Buganda 84.7% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%108th highest of 146 · Buganda 1.3% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%96th highest of 146 · Buganda 13.9% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%42nd highest of 146 · Buganda 10.2% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%24th highest of 146 · Buganda 45.8% · Uganda 41.0%100%
- Households with a TV27.5%0%21st highest of 146 · Buganda 40.8% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Masaka: 4 sub-counties
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Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Masaka overall: 23.4%
Highest: Kyanamukaka (30.7%). Lowest: Buwunga (9.8%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Kyanamukaka | Bukoto County | 30.7% |
| Bukakata | Bukoto County | 29.7% |
| Kyesiiga | Bukoto County | 28.7% |
| Buwunga | Bukoto County | 9.8% |
Farming in Masaka
| Masaka | Buganda | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 58.8% | 62.8% | 72.8% | 127th of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 11.8 per 100 people | 26.8 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 121st of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 16.1 per 100 people | 24.6 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 127th of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 264.8 per 100 people | 177.3 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 6th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 25.0 per 100 people | 20.2 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 24th of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 22.5% | 45.7% | 23.0% | 53rd of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 11,649 kg | 351,870 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 50th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population. Includes Masaka City.
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
- Masaka City 294k
- Kyankwanzi 278k
- Kyotera 276k
- Nakaseke 251k
- Nakasongola 226k
- Kalungu 222k
- Gomba 199k
- Bukomansimbi 198k
- Kiboga 183k
- Butambala 147k
- Lyantonde 133k
- 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. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Masaka 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.