MARACHA DISTRICT FACT SHEET

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Male=109,515

Female=125,197

District Popn=234,712

 

POPULATION BY SELECTED AGE GROUPS

Children (0-7)=118,827

Adults (18 years and above)=115,885

Youth

(15-24 years)= 48,283

(18-30 years)= 50,706

 

Working age (14-64 years)= 130,352

 

Older persons(60 years and above)= 14,908

 

 

SELECTED INDICATORS FOR THE YOUTH (18-30 YEARS)

 

Number of Youth in Households= 49,348

Number Employed= 14,906

Number Unemployed= 3,758

Unemployment rate (%)=20.1

 

SELECTED INDICATORS FOR THE YOUTH (15-24YEARS

Number of Youth in Household population=47,045

Number Employed=10,685

Number Unemployed=2,715

Unemployment rate (%)=20.3

 

PERSONS AGED 14-64 YEARS BY LABOUR FORCE STATUS

 

Number Inside the Labour Force=45,131

Number Unemployed=7,539

Unemployment rate (%)=16.7

 

PERSONS AGED 15 YEARS AND ABOVE BY LABOUR FORCE STATUS

Number Inside the Labour Force=46,127

Number Unemployed= 7,558

Unemployment rate (%)=16.4

 

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLDS IN SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY AND PDM BENEFICIARIES

Household Population= 229,424

Number of Households= 46,476

Average Household size= 4.9

Households in subsistence economy

Number=26,357

%= 56.7

Households benefiting from PDM

Number=10,519

%=39.9

 

HOUSEHOLDS IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

Number of Households=46,476

Households engaged in agriculture

Number=41,160

%= 88.6

Households that are food insecure=75.0

 

DISTRIBUTION OF REFUGEES

Male=15

Female=23

 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AND AVERAGE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY THE YOUTH

Household headed by youth aged 15-24

Household Population= 11,847

Number of Households= 4,009

Average Household Size= 3.0

 

Household headed by youth aged 18-30

 

Household Population= 39,363

Number of Households= 10,767

Average Household Size= 3.7

 

 

 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AND AVERAGE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY OLDER PERSONS

 

Household headed by older person aged 60+

 

Household Population= 44,732

Number of Households= 9,568

Average Household Size= 4.7

 

 

Household headed by older person aged 65+

 

Household Population= 27,360

Number of Households= 6,127

Average Household Size=4.5

 

Household headed by older person ged 80+

 

Household Population= 5,746

Number of Households= 1,459

Average Household Size= 3.9

 

SANITATION, WATER SOURCE AND USE OF ELECTRICITY

Total Households= 46,476

 

Households using improved sanitation

Number= 7,714

%= 16.6

 

Households with improved source of water

Number= 33,822

%= 72.8

 

Households using solar electricity for lighting

Number =45,916

 

Households using grid Electricity for lighting

Number= 560

 

Households using grid Electricity

%=1.2

 

 

Source: National Population and Housing Census 2024 undertaken by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).