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    Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region

    Wakiso

    People
    3,411,177
    1 of 146 by size
    Area
    2,846 km²
    People per km²
    1,199
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    3.2
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    42.5%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Wakiso is

    Where Wakiso does better than Uganda

    • Households on grid electricity: 83.0% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 80.8% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 3.7% vs 33.1% nationally

    Where Wakiso lags behind

    • Households that got PDM support: 1.2% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Households with a mosquito net: 81.9% vs 87.2% nationally

    Wakiso compared

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    Inside Wakiso: 27 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
    Division A93.1%
    Bunamwaya Division92.5%
    Nansana Division92.3%
    Masajja Division92.0%
    Ndejje Division92.0%
    Namugongo Division91.9%
    Bweyogerere Division91.2%
    Nabweru Division90.3%
    Kira Division89.4%
    Division B88.7%
    Wakiso Town Council87.6%
    Katabi Town Council87.3%
    Kyengera Town Council87.1%
    Kasangati Town Council87.0%
    Wakiso85.2%
    Kajjansi Town Council80.1%
    Kakiri Town Council72.3%
    Gombe Division71.6%
    Busukuma Division63.9%
    Mende53.9%
    Kasanje Town Council44.1%
    Kakiri42.0%
    Masuliita Town Council34.3%
    Namayumba Town Council32.1%
    Masuliita22.1%
    Namayumba4.6%
    Bussi2.7%

    Who has power from the grid? Wakiso overall: 83.0%

    Highest: Division A (93.1%). Lowest: Bussi (2.7%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Division AEntebbe Municipality93.1%
    Bunamwaya DivisionMakindye-ssabagabo Municipality92.5%
    Nansana DivisionNansana Municipality92.3%
    Masajja DivisionMakindye-ssabagabo Municipality92.0%
    Ndejje DivisionMakindye-ssabagabo Municipality92.0%
    Namugongo DivisionKira Municipality91.9%
    Bweyogerere DivisionKira Municipality91.2%
    Nabweru DivisionNansana Municipality90.3%
    Kira DivisionKira Municipality89.4%
    Division BEntebbe Municipality88.7%
    Wakiso Town CouncilBusiro County87.6%
    Katabi Town CouncilBusiro County87.3%
    Kyengera Town CouncilBusiro County87.1%
    Kasangati Town CouncilKyadondo County87.0%
    WakisoBusiro County85.2%
    Kajjansi Town CouncilBusiro County80.1%
    Kakiri Town CouncilBusiro County72.3%
    Gombe DivisionNansana Municipality71.6%
    Busukuma DivisionNansana Municipality63.9%
    MendeBusiro County53.9%
    Kasanje Town CouncilBusiro County44.1%
    KakiriBusiro County42.0%
    Masuliita Town CouncilBusiro County34.3%
    Namayumba Town CouncilBusiro County32.1%
    MasuliitaBusiro County22.1%
    NamayumbaBusiro County4.6%
    BussiBusiro County2.7%

    Farming in Wakiso

    WakisoBugandaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock47.9%62.8%72.8%132nd of 135
    Cattle per 100 people4.7 per 100 people26.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people131st of 135
    Goats per 100 people11.1 per 100 people24.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people133rd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people163.5 per 100 people177.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people30th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people12.5 per 100 people20.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people78th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred34.5%45.7%23.0%35th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,665 kg351,870 kg2,567,298 kg105th 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 Wakiso. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Wakiso 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.