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).