Census 2024 · district in Lango sub-region
Oyam
- People
- 477,464
- 17 of 146 by size
- Area
- 2,253 km²
- People per km²
- 212
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 4.3
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 50.5%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Oyam is
Where Oyam does better than Uganda
- Households with a mosquito net: 90.6% vs 87.2% nationally
- Unemployment (14–64): 9.5% vs 12.6% nationally
Where Oyam lags behind
- Households on grid electricity: 2.7% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households in subsistence farming: 50.9% vs 33.1% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 26.4% vs 43.6% nationally
Oyam compared
- Oyam
- Lango
- Uganda
Education
- 0%27th highest of 146 · Lango 27.1% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%26th highest of 146 · Lango 37.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%29th highest of 146 · Lango 62.3% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- 0%107th highest of 146 · Lango 11.9% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%42nd highest of 146 · Lango 47.6% · Uganda 33.1%100%
- 0%114th highest of 146 · Lango 8.5% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%110th highest of 146 · Lango 5.2% · Uganda 25.3%50%
- 0%66th highest of 146 · Lango 23.8% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%72nd highest of 146 · Lango 90.1% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%103rd highest of 146 · Lango 27.9% · Uganda 43.6%50%
- 0%70th highest of 146 · Lango 7.0% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%55th highest of 146 · Lango 91.4% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%43rd highest of 146 · Lango 0.7% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%56th highest of 146 · Lango 9.0% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%118th highest of 146 · Lango 2.7% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%88th highest of 146 · Lango 42.0% · Uganda 41.0%50%
- 0%113th highest of 146 · Lango 7.5% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Oyam: 16 sub-counties
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Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Oyam overall: 2.7%
Highest: Kamdini Town Council (12.0%). Lowest: Minakulu (0.3%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Kamdini Town Council | Oyam County | 12.0% |
| Oyam Town Council | Oyam County | 9.5% |
| Loro Town Council | Oyam County | 7.9% |
| Minakulu Town Council | Oyam County | 5.3% |
| Iceme Town Council | Oyam County | 5.2% |
| Kamdini | Oyam County | 4.8% |
| Otwal | Oyam County | 2.6% |
| Aber | Oyam County | 1.8% |
| Iceme | Oyam County | 1.6% |
| Aleka | Oyam County | 1.5% |
| Abok | Oyam County | 1.3% |
| Loro | Oyam County | 1.1% |
| Ngai | Oyam County | 1.1% |
| Myene | Oyam County | 0.9% |
| Acaba | Oyam County | 0.6% |
| Minakulu | Oyam County | 0.3% |
Farming in Oyam
| Oyam | Lango | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 80.0% | 87.9% | 72.8% | 59th of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 19.2 per 100 people | 30.8 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 90th of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 24.7 per 100 people | 31.7 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 104th of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 102.8 per 100 people | 138.2 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 77th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 6.8 per 100 people | 11.3 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 107th of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 1.1% | 1.0% | 23.0% | 103rd of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 16,273 kg | 117,654 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 36th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
Other districts in Lango
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Oyam. The Lango and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Oyam 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.