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    Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region

    Mubende

    People
    522,015
    13 of 146 by size
    Area
    2,731 km²
    People per km²
    191
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    3.9
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.5%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Mubende is

    Where Mubende does better than Uganda

    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 42.2% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 6.0% vs 12.6% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 28.4% vs 33.1% nationally

    Where Mubende lags behind

    • Households with safe drinking water: 58.6% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 13.2% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 42.9% vs 34.2% nationally

    Mubende compared

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    • Buganda
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    Inside Mubende: 19 sub-counties

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Source: UBOS, National Population and Housing Census 2024 (sub-county profiles)
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    AreaValue
    South Division40.5%
    East Division37.9%
    Kasambya Town Council28.4%
    West Division27.2%
    Nabingoola Town Council23.3%
    Kibalinga6.5%
    Kyenda Town Council5.6%
    Kigando5.0%
    Madudu4.9%
    Kiyuuni4.1%
    Nabingoola3.4%
    Bagezza3.3%
    Kayebe2.8%
    Kalonga1.9%
    Kitenga1.9%
    Kasambya1.4%
    Butoloogo1.0%
    Kiruuma0.6%
    Lubimbiri0.3%

    Who has power from the grid? Mubende overall: 13.2%

    Highest: South Division (40.5%). Lowest: Lubimbiri (0.3%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    South DivisionMubende Municipality40.5%
    East DivisionMubende Municipality37.9%
    Kasambya Town CouncilKasambya County28.4%
    West DivisionMubende Municipality27.2%
    Nabingoola Town CouncilKasambya County23.3%
    KibalingaKasambya County6.5%
    Kyenda Town CouncilBuwekula South County5.6%
    KigandoKasambya County5.0%
    MaduduBuwekula County4.9%
    KiyuuniBuwekula County4.1%
    NabingoolaKasambya County3.4%
    BagezzaKasambya County3.3%
    KayebeBuwekula South County2.8%
    KalongaBuwekula South County1.9%
    KitengaBuwekula South County1.9%
    KasambyaKasambya County1.4%
    ButoloogoBuwekula County1.0%
    KiruumaBuwekula County0.6%
    LubimbiriKasambya County0.3%

    Farming in Mubende

    MubendeBugandaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock60.9%62.8%72.8%125th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people36.6 per 100 people26.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people48th of 135
    Goats per 100 people35.0 per 100 people24.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people72nd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people105.0 per 100 people177.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people75th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people24.5 per 100 people20.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people27th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred54.7%45.7%23.0%19th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)12,041 kg351,870 kg2,567,298 kg49th 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 Mubende. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Mubende 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.