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    Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region

    Rakai

    People
    346,885
    31 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,604 km²
    People per km²
    216
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.0
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    54.8%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Rakai is

    Where Rakai does better than Uganda

    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 44.0% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 6.9% vs 12.6% nationally

    Where Rakai lags behind

    • Households with safe drinking water: 26.4% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 6.4% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 26.0% vs 43.6% nationally

    Rakai compared

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    Inside Rakai: 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
    Rakai Town Council17.9%
    Kibaale Town Council14.0%
    Lwanda12.2%
    Lwentulege Town Council11.0%
    Lwamaggwa Town Council10.7%
    Ddwaniro8.8%
    Ntantamuki Town Council7.9%
    Kifamba6.4%
    Mweruka Town Council5.5%
    Kacheera5.4%
    Kasankala4.7%
    Lwamaggwa4.3%
    Kibanda3.1%
    Byakabanda2.7%
    Kyalulangira2.6%
    Kiziba Town Council1.6%
    Dyango Town Council0.9%
    Kagamba0.5%
    Kiziba0.1%

    Who has power from the grid? Rakai overall: 6.4%

    Highest: Rakai Town Council (17.9%). Lowest: Kiziba (0.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Rakai Town CouncilKooki County17.9%
    Kibaale Town CouncilKooki County14.0%
    LwandaKooki County12.2%
    Lwentulege Town CouncilBuyamba County11.0%
    Lwamaggwa Town CouncilBuyamba County10.7%
    DdwaniroBuyamba County8.8%
    Ntantamuki Town CouncilKooki County7.9%
    KifambaKooki County6.4%
    Mweruka Town CouncilKooki County5.5%
    KacheeraBuyamba County5.4%
    KasankalaBuyamba County4.7%
    LwamaggwaBuyamba County4.3%
    KibandaKooki County3.1%
    ByakabandaKooki County2.7%
    KyalulangiraKooki County2.6%
    Kiziba Town CouncilKooki County1.6%
    Dyango Town CouncilKooki County0.9%
    KagambaBuyamba County0.5%
    KizibaKooki County0.1%

    Farming in Rakai

    RakaiBugandaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock74.3%62.8%72.8%82nd of 135
    Cattle per 100 people40.7 per 100 people26.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people40th of 135
    Goats per 100 people45.4 per 100 people24.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people44th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people85.5 per 100 people177.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people91st of 135
    Pigs per 100 people22.1 per 100 people20.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people37th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred25.0%45.7%23.0%50th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)6,270 kg351,870 kg2,567,298 kg70th 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 Rakai. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Rakai 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.