The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has revealed that the geo-mapping of household and enumeration area boundaries stands at 90.3%. Geo-mapping is aimed at creating an interactive map that will be used in the census exercise.
The technologically driven National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) 2024 will be carried out from May 10–19, 2024. The first day of enumeration, which is set for May 10, 2024, was approved a Census Public Holiday by the Cabinet and declared by the President to ensure easy recall of the Census Night during the period of enumeration.
“The field teams are currently mapping up the areas that were previously not covered and the cities around the country. The team is set to complete the exercise in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA), comprising Kampala, Mukono, and Wakiso districts, by the end of March 2024,” Chris Mukiza, the Executive Director of UBOS, said.
He said the development of digital maps is now underway to generate area maps for the whole country. The area maps will facilitate an understanding of the area boundaries.
The National Population and Housing Census was last conducted in 2014. At that time, Uganda had a population of 34 million people. The census is carried out every 10 years, and this year’s exercise was expected to take place on August 24 and 25, but it was postponed due to the delayed procurement of tablets.
UBOS needs 120000 tablets costing Shs132 billion to carry out the national census. After the census, 30000 tablets will be given to the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) for mass registration of people and verification of voters by the Electoral Commission.
Local governments will retain others to pick up data for community information systems. This will later be picked up by UBOS for the generation of statistics for better planning for the country.
Currently, Uganda is estimated to have 45 million people. The figures can only be verified after the national census. Currently, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)
