For every 10 Ugandans, at least six are females according to the preliminary results of the 2024 national census which were released today by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).
Uganda;s population according to UBOS is now 45.9 million, which is an increase of 11 million from the 2014 census.
Women also constitute 51% of the population while the elderly (those above 60 years) are 5% which is 2.3 million.
Dr Chris Mukiza, the executive director of UBOS said they encountered a number of challenges.
He said there is a cult in Mayuge which calls itself Njiri Nkalu, whose followers declined to be counted.
“They said they were counted by God and that they cannot be counted by earthly people,” Mukiza said.
