Census 2024 · city in Ankole sub-region

Mbarara City

People: 264,425; 71 of 146 by size
Area: 473 km²
People per km²: 559; Uganda: 189
Household size: 3.1; Uganda: 4.2
Children under 18: 39.4%; Uganda: 49.6%

Where Mbarara City is

Where Mbarara City does better than Uganda

Households on grid electricity: 70.2% vs 25.3% nationally
Households with improved toilets: 76.0% vs 43.6% nationally
Households in subsistence farming: 7.1% vs 33.1% nationally

Where Mbarara City lags behind

Households that got PDM support: 2.2% vs 7.8% nationally
Households with a mosquito net: 83.8% vs 87.2% nationally

Mbarara City compared

Mbarara City
Ankole
Uganda

Education

Children 6–12 out of school15.9%
0%138th highest of 146 · Ankole 20.3% · Uganda 26.0%50%
Teens 13–17 out of school31.8%
0%86th highest of 146 · Ankole 31.6% · Uganda 34.2%50%

Jobs

Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training33.4%
0%146th highest of 146 · Ankole 39.8% · Uganda 50.9%100%
Unemployment (14–64)9.9%
0%102nd highest of 146 · Ankole 8.1% · Uganda 12.6%25%
Households in subsistence farming7.1%
0%144th highest of 146 · Ankole 27.8% · Uganda 33.1%50%
Households that got PDM support2.2%
0%143rd highest of 146 · Ankole 8.6% · Uganda 7.8%25%

Homes

Households on grid electricity70.2%
0%3rd highest of 146 · Ankole 20.7% · Uganda 25.3%100%
Households lighting with solar15.2%
0%122nd highest of 146 · Ankole 43.6% · Uganda 28.1%50%
Households with safe drinking water88.7%
0%59th highest of 146 · Ankole 63.3% · Uganda 81.1%100%
Households with improved toilets76.0%
0%3rd highest of 146 · Ankole 40.6% · Uganda 43.6%100%
Households with no toilet0.4%
0%145th highest of 146 · Ankole 1.7% · Uganda 6.7%25%

Health

Households with a mosquito net83.8%
0%128th highest of 146 · Ankole 89.3% · Uganda 87.2%100%
People with health insurance2.1%
0%7th highest of 146 · Ankole 0.8% · Uganda 1.0%25%
People with a birth certificate13.3%
0%20th highest of 146 · Ankole 10.9% · Uganda 11.4%25%

Connected

Internet users (per 100 people)17.9%
0%3rd highest of 146 · Ankole 5.5% · Uganda 6.1%25%
Households with a radio45.0%
0%45th highest of 146 · Ankole 48.4% · Uganda 41.0%100%
Households with a TV47.0%
0%4th highest of 146 · Ankole 23.7% · Uganda 23.1%100%

Inside Mbarara City: 2 divisions

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Households on grid electricity

By division, Census 2024

Who has power from the grid? Mbarara City overall: 70.2%

Highest: Mbarara South Division (75.6%). Lowest: Mbarara North Division (60.7%).

Division	County	Households on grid electricity
Mbarara South Division	Mbarara South Division	75.6%
Mbarara North Division	Mbarara North Division	60.7%

Farming in Mbarara City

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

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

Other districts in Ankole

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About these numbers

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