Census Analytical Report - Uganda Bureau of Statistics

The 2002 Population and Housing Censusresults also reveal that the northern region had the highest growth of the population at4.2 percent during the period 1991-2002. This can be partly explained by the returningof residents of this region especially to districts of West Nile area.During the period 1980-1991, four districts experienced a negative population growthrate. However, no district experienced a similar trend during the period 1991-2002.The results also indicate that during the period 1991-2002 the population of thedistricts of Kalangala, Adjumani, Moyo and Yumbe more than doubled. No districtexperienced a doubling of its population during the previous intercensal period (1980-1991)Table 2.4: Distribution of Districts by Growth Rates, 1980 - 2002Inter-censal PeriodGrowth Rate (%) 1980 - 1991 1991 – 2002More than 5% 2 124 – 5% 4 93 – 4% 12 112 – 3% 22 141 – 2% 6 80 – 1% 6 2Less than 0% 4 0Total 56 56The growth rate of Uganda’s population at 3.2 percent during 1991-2002 was higherthan that of Tanzania (2.9 percent), Kenya (2.9 percent) and Rwanda (2.5 percent)around the same period. During the same period the average population growth rateof the Africa’s population was 2.1 percent and that of the World was 1.3 percent 1 .2.4 Population DensityUganda has a total area of 241,038 square kilometres. The population density was123 persons per square kilometre of land area in 2002. Table 2.5 shows that thepopulation density increased from 25 persons per square kilometre in 1948 to 123persons per square kilometre in 2002.1 US Bureau of Census , Global Population Profile, 200212