UBOS Executive Director Dr. Chris Mukiza addressing reporters at his office in Kampala
By George Bukenya
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is set to release preliminary National Population and Housing Census 2024 results in September this year as revealed by the body’s Executive Director Dr. Chris Mukiza.
While addressing reporters at UBOS Headquarters in Kampala Dr. Mukiza said that UBOS road map provisional results will be released in September and final results in December 2024.
UBOS kicked off enumeration on 10th May for 10 days however it was extended to May 25, 2024 for purposes of leaving no one uncounted in areas where the Enumerators faced challenges.
He also said those who claim that they were not counted can approach UBOS to be considered as special case but should have genuine reason explain why the missed out.
He thanked local government officials, supervisors and enumerators for great work despite many challenges faced in some areas.
Mukiza however, clarified on the extension that aimed at ensuring that everyone was counted and no one was left behind. He revealed that 99% of the targeted households were covered.
“We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all local government officials and census enumerators for thorough work during census exercise. We managed to do 99% coverage of all households and individuals,” Dr. Mukiza expressed his feelings.
He also said that the census exercise, which began on May 10th faced some challenges, including login difficulties and incomplete listing during mapping, which affected some enumeration areas.
Census is a crucial exercise that helps the government understand the needs and characteristics of the population, and it’s essential that everyone participates. Don’t miss this opportunity to be counted!
About UGX 333 billion was budgeted for 2024 National Housing and population census exercise.
The population of Uganda stood at 49.25 million in January 2024. Data shows that Uganda’s population increased by 1.3 million (+2.8 percent) between early 2023 and the start of 2024. 50.4 percent of Uganda’s population is female, while 49.6 percent of the population is male.