The Population of Uganda is now 34.9 million according to the released National Population and Housing Census 2014 provisional results by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
This is an increase of 10.7 million persons since 2002.
The 2014 Provisional results were released on Tuesday by the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda at Hotel Africana in Kampala.
According to the provisional results, by UBOS, the census conducted at the end of August and early September this year, covered 7.3 million households with 34.4 million inhabitants.
The current annual population growth rate is 3% and the population is composed of 16.9 million males and 17.9 million females according to the results.
The results also indicate that the current household size is 4.7 which is still similar to the 2002 census results.
Wakiso District has the highest population with 2,007,700 persons, which is an increase of 55% from 2002. Kalangala is the least populated with only 53,406 persons.
The central region registered the highest population of 9.6 million, East Uganda followed with 9.1 million while Western region had 8.9 million and Northern region remained least populated with 7.2 million people.
Launching the results, Prime Minister Dr. Rugunda reiterated Government commitment to support statistical development in the country as we strive to promote accountability and social transformation.
“Population Censuses provide a universal information base for development planning, policy formulation, monitoring, evaluation and decision making,” Rugunda said.
The Premier implored all Government ministries, departments and agencies to use this information wisely in planning and decision making so as to inform the implementation of vision 2040.
The Minister of State for Finance in charge of Planning, Matia Kasaija applauded UBOS for the timely release of the provisional results which he described as credible for planning.
The UNFPA Country Director Esperance Fundira, on behalf of development Partners applauded Government for prioritizing the issue of data which is very vital in planning, pledging to support the next phase of data analysis and dissemination.
The final census results are expected by December 2015.