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    Census 2024 · district in Acholi sub-region

    Pader

    People
    240,159
    82 of 146 by size
    Area
    3,349 km²
    People per km²
    72
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.5
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.6%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Pader is

    Where Pader does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 15.5% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Households with a mosquito net: 91.9% vs 87.2% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 8.5% vs 12.6% nationally

    Where Pader lags behind

    • Households in subsistence farming: 57.2% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 3.8% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 25.4% vs 43.6% nationally

    Pader compared

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    • Uganda

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    Inside Pader: 23 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
    Pader Town Council26.9%
    Pajule Town Council14.0%
    Puranga Town Council8.7%
    Lunyiri4.7%
    Latanya3.8%
    Pader3.5%
    Acholi - Bur Town Council2.8%
    Angagura1.5%
    Awere1.1%
    Bongtiko0.6%
    Pajule0.6%
    Ajan0.5%
    Atanga Town Council0.4%
    Laguti0.4%
    Ogom0.3%
    Puranga0.3%
    Acholi-bur0.3%
    Te-nam0.1%
    Atanga0.1%
    Lapul0.1%
    Paiula0.1%
    Porogali0.1%
    Pukor0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Pader overall: 3.8%

    Highest: Pader Town Council (26.9%). Lowest: Pukor (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Pader Town CouncilAruu County26.9%
    Pajule Town CouncilAruu North County14.0%
    Puranga Town CouncilAruu County8.7%
    LunyiriAruu County4.7%
    LatanyaAruu North County3.8%
    PaderAruu County3.5%
    Acholi - Bur Town CouncilAruu North County2.8%
    AngaguraAruu North County1.5%
    AwereAruu County1.1%
    BongtikoAruu North County0.6%
    PajuleAruu North County0.6%
    AjanAruu North County0.5%
    Atanga Town CouncilAruu North County0.4%
    LagutiAruu North County0.4%
    Acholi-burAruu North County0.3%
    OgomAruu County0.3%
    PurangaAruu County0.3%
    AtangaAruu North County0.1%
    LapulAruu North County0.1%
    PaiulaAruu North County0.1%
    PorogaliAruu North County0.1%
    Te-namAruu County0.1%
    PukorAruu County0.0%

    Farming in Pader

    PaderAcholiUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock88.2%86.8%72.8%19th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people53.5 per 100 people40.9 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people30th of 135
    Goats per 100 people57.6 per 100 people62.2 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people25th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people184.0 per 100 people184.1 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people20th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people11.7 per 100 people17.8 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people82nd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.4%1.5%23.0%124th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)48,281 kg290,132 kg2,567,298 kg10th 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 Pader. The Acholi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Pader 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.