Businesses in Mpigi

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mpigi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	49
Public administration	27
Primary and elementary schools	24
Other membership organizations	19
Churches	14
Hospitals	13
Restaurants	10
Shopping	8
Religion	7
Secondary education	7
Hotels and motels	7
Corporate management	7
Electronics stores	6
Gas station	6

Mpigi Facts

Area	122.3 km²
Population	54,629
Male Population	27,147 (49.7%)
Female Population	27,482 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+255.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+67.4%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,777 (2022)
Area Codes	41
Neighborhoods	Mpenja Sub County, Ntinda, Kololo Airstrip, and Nyonyi Gardens
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	0.22500, 32.31361

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Mpigi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	15,357	24,599	32,635	49,269	54,629	60,366	65,668
Population Density	125.6 / km²	201.1 / km²	266.8 / km²	402.8 / km²	446.6 / km²	493.5 / km²	536.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mpigi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 67.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mpigi	+255.7%	+122.1%	+67.4%
Uganda	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mpigi Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mpigi	15.9 yrs	16.8 yrs	15 yrs
Uganda	15.9 yrs	16.8 yrs	15 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Mpigi Population Density

Population Density: 447 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mpigi	54,629	122.3 km²	447 / km²
Uganda	39.1 million	241,384.6 km²	162 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mpigi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mpigi

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

Mpigi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$690	$800	$908	$1,843	$1,483	$1,829	$1,863	$1,777
Total GDP	$14.1M	$19.2M	$24.9M	$55.9M	$49.2M	$66.1M	$75.4M	$74.2M

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

Mpigi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mpigi	13,945 tn	0.26 tn	114 tons/km²
Uganda	8,899,308 tn	0.23 tn	36.9 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

Mpigi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	13,945 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	114 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

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

Sources:

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.
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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/11/90	2:34 AM	4.5	89.8 km	33,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mpigi

Mpigi is a town in Mawokota County, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. Mpigi is the municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters of Mpigi District. The district is named after the town.

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