Grapevine

By Monitor
Oct 4, 2024

Ugandans query credibility of national population census figures

A number of questions have emerged following the release of the National Population and Housing Census 2024 final results by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos).

This was after the bureau issued contradicting statistics of Acholi and Bagisu population.

According to the 2024 results released yesterday, there was a reduction in the population of Bagisu and Acholi, yet the previous census results were different.

The report indicated that Bagisu reduced from 2.3 million in 2014 to 2.0 million people, while Acholi reduced from 2.1 million in 2014 to 1.9 million people.

However, in the National Population and Housing Census 2014, the bureau reported that the population of Bagisu was at 1.65 million and Acholi 1.47 million.