Census Analytical Report - Uganda Bureau of Statistics

The 2002 Population and Housing CensusTable 3.4: Percentage Distribution of Households and Household Populationby SizeUrban Rural TotalHousehold size Households Population Households Population Households PopulationOne 20.04.912.32.613.42.9Two 16.28.011.44.812.15.2Three 14.911.013.38.313.58.7Four 13.112.913.911.613.811.8Five 10.412.813.113.712.713.6Six 7.911.711.114.010.713.7Seven 5.79.98.612.78.212.3Eight 3.97.86.210.45.910.1Nine 2.76.04.17.73.97.510 or more 5.115.05.914.35.814.4Total 100 100 100 100 100 100The averagehousehold sizehas remainedaround 4.7persons for thelast threedecadesThe average Household Size is a measure of the number of persons per household.In this case, the size given is as of the census night, which might be slightly differentfrom the mean number of usual members. The average household size for Ugandawas 4.7 persons as indicated in Figure 3.1 below. This was close to the size observedfrom the previous censuses of 4.8 in 1991 and 4.7 in 1969. The stability in thehousehold size is a reflection of the stable fertility Uganda has experienced over thepast three decades. Among the regions, the average household size varied from 4.2in Central Region to 5.0 persons in Northern region. The average household size wassmallest in Kalangala district (2.6 persons) and largest in Nebbi district (5.5 persons)as indicated in Table A1.3.Educated personstend to havesmallerhouseholdsSome variations in average household size were observed by the demographic andsocio-economic characteristics of the household head as shown in Figure 3.1. Theaverage household size was larger in rural areas than in urban areas. The averagehousehold size varied with the education level of the household head. It ranged from6.9 persons in the household whose head had no education to only 1.6 persons wherethe household head had post-primary education.24