By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
Uganda Bureau of Statistics has today Thursday, 3rd October, 2024 released the National Population and Housing Census 2024 at Serena Hotel, Kampala indicating that there are 2,771,845 more women than men.
According to the 2024 Census results, Uganda as of May has a total population of 45,905,417 persons with the Male population recorded at 21,566,736 while the Female is recorded at 24,338,681 persons. The growth rate is recorded at 2.9.
In the line of Religious affiliation, Christians form the biggest portion of the population. 8 out of 10 Ugandans are Christians. Catholics form the larger percentage at 37.4% followed by Anglicans at 30.0%. Pentecostals have increased to 14.7% from 11.1%.
Children between 0-17 years form the largest part of the population standing at 50% followed by the youth between 18-30 years at 23.5% while older persons make 5% of the total population. Total number of Households in Uganda totals to 10,698,913.
