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    Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region

    Mpigi

    People
    326,690
    35 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,536 km²
    People per km²
    213
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    3.9
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    47.9%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Mpigi is

    Where Mpigi does better than Uganda

    • Households on grid electricity: 40.5% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 20.6% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 56.1% vs 43.6% nationally

    Where Mpigi lags behind

    • Households with a mosquito net: 82.8% vs 87.2% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 3.5% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 77.8% vs 81.1% nationally

    Mpigi compared

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    Inside Mpigi: 9 sub-counties

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Who has power from the grid? Mpigi overall: 40.5%

    Highest: Kiringente (63.7%). Lowest: Buwama (5.7%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    KiringenteMawokota County63.7%
    Mpigi Town CouncilMawokota County56.8%
    MudumaMawokota County53.2%
    Kayabwe Town CouncilMawokota County52.9%
    KammengoMawokota County35.0%
    Buwama Town CouncilMawokota County31.1%
    NkoziMawokota County25.1%
    KituntuMawokota County6.9%
    BuwamaMawokota County5.7%

    Farming in Mpigi

    MpigiBugandaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock71.5%62.8%72.8%93rd of 135
    Cattle per 100 people12.2 per 100 people26.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people120th of 135
    Goats per 100 people21.8 per 100 people24.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people113th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people283.6 per 100 people177.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people3rd of 135
    Pigs per 100 people36.0 per 100 people20.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people8th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred17.1%45.7%23.0%59th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,028 kg351,870 kg2,567,298 kg118th 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 Mpigi. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Mpigi 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.