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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday received the preliminary results of the National Population and Housing Census 2024.
The President received the results at a function held at Kampala Serena Hotel.
President Museveni congratulated the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) for conducting a successful exercise.
The President appealed to Ugandans to completely get rid of all old superstitions about counting children and other things, thinking that it will bring bad luck to them. According to President Museveni, things have changed and what people used to think is witchcraft is now scientifically explained.
Dr. Albert Byamugisha – UBOS Board of Directors Chairperson said the census exercise was successfully conducted due to the positive contribution by all Ugandans who accepted to be enumerated.
The Executive Director of UBOS, Dr. Chris Mukiza revealed that after the enumeration exercise, they established that Uganda now has a population of 45, 935, 046 people, from 34.6 million counted in 2014.
This represents an increase by 11.3 million in the last 10 years and it includes 780,061 refugees.
The 2024 National Population and Housing Census was conducted electronically from May 9-19, 2024, with a mopping-up exercise until May 26, 2024, to ensure complete coverage in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area and hard-to-reach districts.
