Census 2024 · city in Teso sub-region

Soroti City

People: 134,199; 133 of 146 by size
Area: 210 km²
People per km²: 639; Uganda: 189
Household size: 3.7; Uganda: 4.2
Children under 18: 44.7%; Uganda: 49.6%

Where Soroti City is

Where Soroti City does better than Uganda

Households with improved toilets: 67.0% vs 43.6% nationally
Households with safe drinking water: 96.7% vs 81.1% nationally
Households in subsistence farming: 18.3% vs 33.1% nationally

Where Soroti City lags behind

Unemployment (14–64): 16.0% vs 12.6% nationally

Soroti City compared

Soroti City
Teso
Uganda

Education

Children 6–12 out of school15.4%
0%140th highest of 146 · Teso 20.8% · Uganda 26.0%50%
Teens 13–17 out of school23.7%
0%142nd highest of 146 · Teso 26.9% · Uganda 34.2%50%

Jobs

Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training48.3%
0%93rd highest of 146 · Teso 58.0% · Uganda 50.9%100%
Unemployment (14–64)16.0%
0%43rd highest of 146 · Teso 11.4% · Uganda 12.6%25%
Households in subsistence farming18.3%
0%135th highest of 146 · Teso 47.3% · Uganda 33.1%100%
Households that got PDM support5.5%
0%115th highest of 146 · Teso 14.0% · Uganda 7.8%25%

Homes

Households on grid electricity38.3%
0%13th highest of 146 · Teso 5.4% · Uganda 25.3%50%
Households lighting with solar16.9%
0%116th highest of 146 · Teso 12.6% · Uganda 28.1%50%
Households with safe drinking water96.7%
0%19th highest of 146 · Teso 96.8% · Uganda 81.1%100%
Households with improved toilets67.0%
0%9th highest of 146 · Teso 26.0% · Uganda 43.6%100%
Households with no toilet4.1%
0%80th highest of 146 · Teso 14.6% · Uganda 6.7%25%

Health

Households with a mosquito net90.6%
0%56th highest of 146 · Teso 93.8% · Uganda 87.2%100%
People with health insurance1.3%
0%19th highest of 146 · Teso 0.5% · Uganda 1.0%25%
People with a birth certificate14.9%
0%9th highest of 146 · Teso 7.5% · Uganda 11.4%25%

Connected

Internet users (per 100 people)12.1%
0%9th highest of 146 · Teso 2.9% · Uganda 6.1%25%
Households with a radio42.4%
0%68th highest of 146 · Teso 35.8% · Uganda 41.0%50%
Households with a TV26.4%
0%26th highest of 146 · Teso 6.3% · Uganda 23.1%50%

Inside Soroti City: 2 divisions

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Households on grid electricity

By division, Census 2024

Who has power from the grid? Soroti City overall: 38.3%

Highest: Soroti East Division (40.2%). Lowest: Soroti West Division (35.2%).

Division	County	Households on grid electricity
Soroti East Division	Soroti East Division	40.2%
Soroti West Division	Soroti West Division	35.2%

Farming in Soroti City

The 2021 livestock census counted Soroti City’s animals as part of Soroti.

Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.

Other districts in Teso

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About these numbers

From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Soroti City. The Teso and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Soroti City 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.