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

Avearge Household Size= 3.0

 

Household headed by youth aged 18-30

 Household Population=39,363

Number of Households=10,767

Avearge 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).