Tag: UBOS
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Ugandans now living longer as Life expectancy increases to 68 years
A report from the 2024 Population and Housing Census has revealed that life expectancy in Uganda has risen to 68.5 years, an increase from the 63.7 years recorded in the 2014 census. FOLLOW OUR NEWS CHANNEL According to the report, females continue to live longer than their male counterparts. While presenting the findings, Chris Mukiza,…
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Ugandans not convinced with the recently released 2024 population census report
On 10th May 2024, the National population and Housing census began a countrywide census. According to the results released last week at Kampala Serena Hotel by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, stated that Ugandans are Forty five million nine hundred five thousand four hundred seventeen (45,905,417) persons, of…
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UBOS Admits to Errors in Census Report
KAMPALA The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Executive Director and Census Commissioner Chris Mukiza has admitted that there were significant errors in the information on tribes, in the 2024 Census results he released last week but with no impact on the final statistics results. The report indicated that Acholi have reduced from 2.1 million to 1.9 million in the 10 years…
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UBOS set to release Final Census 2024 on Thursday
KAMPALA In a letter dated September 26, 2024, Dr. Chris Mukiza, Executive Director of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), announced that the final results of the recently concluded National Census and Housing Population will be released on Thursday, October 3, at Serena Hotel in Kampala. UBOS, the institution responsible for conducting the National Population…