National Population and Housing Census 2014: Area Specific Profiles - Wakiso District

This is the Uganda Bureau of Statistics' 2017 Area Specific Profile for Wakiso District, drawn from the National Population and Housing Census 2014. The enumeration ran from 28 August to 7 September 2014, with a census reference night of 27 August 2014, and the data were collected on a de facto basis through face-to-face household interviews. The profile covers Wakiso District as a whole and its constituencies, including Kira Municipality, Entebbe Municipality, Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipality, Nansana Municipality, Kyadondo County East, and Busiro County South, North and East. The district had 1,997,418 people, of whom 47.5 percent were male and 52.5 percent female, and 501,463 households. Most Wakiso households were headed by males, at 73.8 percent. In Wakiso District, 6.6 percent of persons aged 2 years and above reported a disability, and 42.2 percent of households were owner occupied. In Wakiso District, 62.8 percent of households had access to electricity for lighting. Sanitation indicators show that 0.8 percent of households had no toilet facility.