Census Analytical Report - Uganda Bureau of Statistics

The 2002 Population and Housing CensusTable 3.10: Population of the Small Ethnic GroupsEthnic GroupPopulationShare of UgandanPopulationVonoma 119 0.001Napore* 330 0.001Nyangia 332 0.001Mvuba 863 0.004Jie* 1,092 0.005Mening 1,247 0.01Ethur 2,342 0.01Dodoth* 2,545 0.01Bahehe 3,358 0.01Batwa 6,705 0.03IK(Teuso) 8,497 0.04Basongora 10,153 0.04Lendu 11,155 0.05Banyabindi 13,912 0.06Babukusu 14,961 0.06Chope 20,517 0.09Batuku 20,532 0.09Banyara 20,612 0.09So(Tepeth) 21,527 0.09All Minority Groups 160,799 0.692*These ethic groups are predominantly found in Kotido District whose results are not included.3.4 Religious CompositionReligion can be defined as a belief in, and reverence for, supernatural powers. It is asystem of thought, feeling, and action that is shared by a group and that gives themembers an object of devotion, a code of behaviour by which individuals may judgethe personal and social consequences of their actions. It is a frame of reference bywhich individuals relate to their group and the universe85 percent of thepopulation wereChristiansThe 2002 Census classified the population into nine different religious beliefs, with aresidual category of ‘Others’ for those whose belief did not fall in any specified groups.Table 3.10 shows that the majority of the population belonged to the Christian faith.The Catholics were 42 percent of the total population while the Anglicans were 37percent. The Moslems came third with 12 percent.30