18 November is Africa Statistics Day. The 2014 theme was "Open data for accountability and inclusiveness." To commemorate the Africa Statistics Day, the Uganda Bureauof Statistics (UBOS), shared provisional results of the 10th National Population and Housing Census, 2014. The report was launched by his Excellency the Prime Minister, Hon. Eriya Kategaya.
Highlights from Uganda's 2014 census
Uganda is now 34.9 million people, up by 10.7 million from the last census in 2002. The population is growing at 3.03%annually, and at this rate, is projected to increase to 35.0 million in 2015. The average household size is 4.9 people in rural areas, and 4.2 people in urban areas. The sex ratio (number of males per 100 females) has been declining throughout the post-independence period and is currently at 94.5 males per 100 females, down from 101.9 in 1969. The intriguing question is "what is happening to the males?" The UBOS Executive Director, Dr. Munghereza, called upon researchers to explore this question.
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