Census 2024 · district in Madi sub-region
Obongi
- People
- 142,983
- 128 of 146 by size
- Area
- 686 km²
- People per km²
- 208
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 4.7
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 52.7%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Obongi is
Where Obongi does better than Uganda
- Households with safe drinking water: 94.7% vs 81.1% nationally
- Teens 13–17 out of school: 24.9% vs 34.2% nationally
Where Obongi lags behind
- Households on grid electricity: 0.1% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households in subsistence farming: 53.2% vs 33.1% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 29.2% vs 43.6% nationally
Obongi compared
- Obongi
- Madi
- Uganda
Education
- 0%73rd highest of 146 · Madi 23.4% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%139th highest of 146 · Madi 23.9% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%64th highest of 146 · Madi 54.7% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)18.3%0%25th highest of 146 · Madi 19.0% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%26th highest of 146 · Madi 47.4% · Uganda 33.1%100%
- 0%70th highest of 146 · Madi 11.1% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%146th highest of 146 · Madi 4.6% · Uganda 25.3%50%
- 0%124th highest of 146 · Madi 19.7% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%32nd highest of 146 · Madi 96.6% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%87th highest of 146 · Madi 35.5% · Uganda 43.6%50%
- 0%37th highest of 146 · Madi 9.9% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%108th highest of 146 · Madi 91.4% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%21st highest of 146 · Madi 1.2% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%44th highest of 146 · Madi 8.3% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%104th highest of 146 · Madi 3.8% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%139th highest of 146 · Madi 26.2% · Uganda 41.0%50%
- 0%139th highest of 146 · Madi 6.7% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Obongi: 7 sub-counties
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Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Obongi overall: 0.1%
Highest: Palorinya (0.3%). Lowest: Gimara (0.0%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Palorinya | Obongi County | 0.3% |
| Palorinya Refugee Settlement | Obongi County | 0.2% |
| Itula | Obongi County | 0.1% |
| Obongi Town Council | Obongi County | 0.1% |
| Aliba | Obongi County | 0.0% |
| Ewafa | Obongi County | 0.0% |
| Gimara | Obongi County | 0.0% |
Farming in Obongi
| Obongi | Madi | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 85.9% | 80.9% | 72.8% | 28th of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 21.3 per 100 people | 41.0 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 86th of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 33.9 per 100 people | 49.7 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 75th of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 43.0 per 100 people | 76.8 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 126th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 2.5 per 100 people | 15.5 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 122nd of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 0.5% | 0.8% | 23.0% | 122nd of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 994 kg | 38,702 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 119th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Obongi. The Madi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Obongi 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.