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    Census 2024 · district in Bukedi sub-region

    Tororo

    People
    609,939
    8 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,200 km²
    People per km²
    508
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.4
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    50.9%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Tororo is

    Where Tororo does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 91.5% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 28.9% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 22.3% vs 26.0% nationally

    Where Tororo lags behind

    • Households in subsistence farming: 53.0% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 63.0% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 32.0% vs 43.6% nationally

    Tororo compared

    • Tororo
    • Bukedi
    • Uganda

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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
    Tororo Western73.3%
    Tororo Eastern65.4%
    Malaba Town Council55.5%
    Rubongi31.2%
    Osukuru Town Council26.2%
    Nyangole25.9%
    Osia25.5%
    Kwapa19.8%
    Magodes Town Council18.6%
    Morukatipe14.3%
    Nagongera Town Council13.2%
    Kayoro12.2%
    Apokor Town Council11.2%
    Magola9.8%
    Pajwenda Town Council8.6%
    Iyolwa7.8%
    Mella7.5%
    Kisoko7.4%
    Mukuju7.2%
    Akadot6.5%
    Merikit Town Council6.2%
    Iyolwa Town Council6.1%
    Molo5.6%
    Mulanda5.6%
    Kwapa Town Council5.3%
    Nabuyoga Town Council4.4%
    Kirewa4.3%
    Nawire4.1%
    Sere4.1%
    Mwello3.8%
    Apetai3.7%
    Nabuyoga3.6%
    Kalait3.5%
    Merikit3.4%
    Katajula3.1%
    Petta3.0%
    Siwa2.7%
    Soni2.4%
    Paya2.0%
    Nagongera1.7%
    Sopsop1.7%
    Ojilai1.2%

    Who has power from the grid? Tororo overall: 15.8%

    Highest: Tororo Western (73.3%). Lowest: Ojilai (1.2%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Tororo WesternTororo Municipality73.3%
    Tororo EasternTororo Municipality65.4%
    Malaba Town CouncilTororo South County55.5%
    RubongiWest Budama County31.2%
    Osukuru Town CouncilTororo South County26.2%
    NyangoleWest Budama County25.9%
    OsiaWest Budama County25.5%
    KwapaTororo South County19.8%
    Magodes Town CouncilTororo North County18.6%
    MorukatipeTororo South County14.3%
    Nagongera Town CouncilWest Budama County13.2%
    KayoroTororo South County12.2%
    Apokor Town CouncilTororo South County11.2%
    MagolaWest Budama County9.8%
    Pajwenda Town CouncilWest Budama Central County8.6%
    IyolwaWest Budama County7.8%
    MellaTororo South County7.5%
    KisokoWest Budama County7.4%
    MukujuTororo North County7.2%
    AkadotTororo North County6.5%
    Merikit Town CouncilTororo North County6.2%
    Iyolwa Town CouncilWest Budama County6.1%
    MoloTororo North County5.6%
    MulandaWest Budama Central County5.6%
    Kwapa Town CouncilTororo South County5.3%
    Nabuyoga Town CouncilWest Budama Central County4.4%
    KirewaWest Budama North East County4.3%
    NawireWest Budama North East County4.1%
    SereWest Budama North East County4.1%
    MwelloWest Budama Central County3.8%
    ApetaiTororo North County3.7%
    NabuyogaWest Budama Central County3.6%
    KalaitTororo South County3.5%
    MerikitTororo North County3.4%
    KatajulaWest Budama County3.1%
    PettaWest Budama County3.0%
    SiwaWest Budama Central County2.7%
    SoniWest Budama North East County2.4%
    PayaWest Budama North East County2.0%
    NagongeraWest Budama County1.7%
    SopsopWest Budama North East County1.7%
    OjilaiWest Budama County1.2%

    Farming in Tororo

    TororoBukediUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock89.3%81.8%72.8%15th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people18.4 per 100 people19.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people93rd of 135
    Goats per 100 people17.7 per 100 people21.4 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people122nd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people95.6 per 100 people95.6 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people84th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people11.9 per 100 people9.6 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people79th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred1.7%2.9%23.0%93rd of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,407 kg72,448 kg2,567,298 kg113th 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 Tororo. The Bukedi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Tororo 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.