Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Katakwi

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Education11

Katakwi Facts

Area241.8 km²
Population54,835
Male Population26,229 (47.8%)
Female Population28,606 (52.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+317.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+79.7%
Median Age15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)$1,853 (2022)
Area Codes45
Local Time
TimezoneEast Africa Time
Lat & Lng1.89111, 33.96611

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Katakwi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population13,13422,18930,50948,83254,83561,78968,353
Population Density54.3 / km²91.8 / km²126.2 / km²201.9 / km²226.8 / km²255.5 / km²282.7 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Katakwi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 79.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Katakwi+317.5%+147.1%+79.7%
Uganda
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Katakwi Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Katakwi15.9 yrs16.8 yrs15 yrs
Uganda15.9 yrs16.8 yrs15 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Katakwi Population Density

Population Density: 227 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Katakwi54,835241.8 km²227 / km²
Uganda39.1 million241,384.6 km²162 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Katakwi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Katakwi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$639$745$957$1,154$1,451$1,765$1,843$1,853
Total GDP$13.9M$20.3M$32.3M$43.8M$61.2M$82.7M$97.5M$102.8M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Katakwi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Katakwi13,572 tn0.25 tn56.1 tons/km²
Uganda8,899,308 tn0.23 tn36.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Katakwi CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)13,572 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)56.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Katakwi

Katakwi is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Katakwi District and the site of the district headquarters.

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