VORA Uganda · National evidence for inclusion

Uganda National Disability Intelligence

Population • Disability • Economic Empowerment • Government Support • Accountability

Traceable national disability evidence designed to help people, communities, institutions and Government understand the situation, identify gaps and act without reducing persons with disabilities to a single number.

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Uganda at a glance

The national picture

Each figure carries its own population definition. Counts and percentages from different registers are never merged.

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Total population enumerated45,905,417All persons present on census reference night · 2024National population context—not the denominator for 13.2%
Persons with disabilities5,522,588Household residents aged 2+ · UBOS NPHC 2024 ruleOfficial aggregate count
Disability prevalence13.2%Household residents aged 2+ · source-specific thresholdNot directly comparable with voter or programme registers
Working-age PWDs3,429,515Aged 14–64 · household residentsEconomic capability is never inferred from disability

Sex-disaggregated national picture

Women and men remain visible inside the headline

Counts and source prevalence are shown separately; neither is treated as a proxy for support need or capability.

Male2,438,30412.5% source prevalenceFemale3,084,28413.8% source prevalence

Life-stage windows

Different age lenses, kept separate

These categories overlap and must never be added.

Children with disabilities1,721,776Household residents aged 2–17Youth with disabilities1,002,470Household residents aged 18–30Working-age persons with disabilities3,429,515Household residents aged 14–64Adults with disabilities3,800,812Household residents aged 18+Older persons with disabilities1,035,716Household residents aged 60+

Age and life stage

Disability prevalence changes across the life course

These five-year age groups are mutually exclusive. The line describes population prevalence; it does not predict any person’s support need.

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Disability prevalence by five-year age group A line chart showing total disability prevalence rising across most age groups, with exact values available in the table below. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 2–4: 9.1%2–45–9: 8.7%10–14: 8.7%10–1415–19: 8.9%20–24: 9.5%20–2425–29: 10.1%30–34: 11.4%30–3435–39: 13.4%40–44: 17.0%40–4445–49: 22.0%50–54: 27.1%50–5455–59: 32.1%60–64: 37.8%60–6465–69: 44.4%70–74: 51.7%70–7475–79: 58.6%80–84: 64.9%80–8485+: 45.6%85+
Open accessible age and sex data table
Age groupMale countMale %Female countFemale %Total countTotal %
2–4191,0599.4%177,8808.9%368,9399.1%
5–9290,1919.1%263,6578.3%553,8488.7%
10–14265,8709.0%245,6698.3%511,5398.7%
15–19229,4099.2%229,8498.6%459,2588.9%
20–24185,6829.8%214,6759.2%400,3579.5%
25–29157,84110.3%196,55310.0%354,39410.1%
30–34134,98311.3%181,34511.5%316,32811.4%
35–39124,95112.7%186,48613.9%311,43713.4%
40–44122,88215.3%193,81518.2%316,69717.0%
45–49118,62619.5%191,13123.9%309,75722.0%
50–54131,68524.3%197,13829.4%328,82327.1%
55–59102,22628.8%153,26934.8%255,49532.1%
60–64104,05333.8%171,55940.6%275,61237.8%
65–6973,56740.6%113,15447.3%186,72144.4%
70–7467,06247.8%115,82254.3%182,88451.7%
75–7948,80255.6%80,08260.5%128,88458.6%
80–8443,07862.5%87,81766.1%130,89564.9%
85+46,33738.3%84,38350.8%130,72045.6%

Functional domains

Six different ways participation can be affected

Seeing, hearing, mobility, cognition, self-care and communication are overlapping functional domains—not medical diagnoses and not six separate populations.

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Open accessible functional-domain data table
DomainMale countMale %Female countFemale %Total countTotal %
Seeing806,0054.1%1,204,4485.4%2,010,4534.8%
Hearing846,0584.3%1,133,5555.1%1,979,6134.7%
Walking or climbing848,0574.4%1,227,8745.5%2,075,9315.0%
Remembering or concentrating867,2924.4%1,271,3265.7%2,138,6185.1%
Self-care649,0423.3%819,0693.7%1,468,1113.5%
Communication or speech500,9532.6%597,6332.7%1,098,5862.6%

Geographic intelligence

Where the published evidence can—and cannot—go

UBOS publishes an unduplicated total across 17 subregions. District/city tables are available only by functional domain, so VORA does not manufacture an overall district PWD total.

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Kampala Capital City125,083
8.7% prevalence
Buganda1,019,819
10.3% prevalence
Busoga659,939
16.4% prevalence
Bukedi345,466
15.6% prevalence
Bugisu292,983
17.2% prevalence
Sebei30,465
8.7% prevalence
Teso346,898
15.4% prevalence
Karamoja147,495
10.7% prevalence
Lango412,581
17.4% prevalence
Acholi320,747
16.9% prevalence
West Nile454,080
14.6% prevalence
Madi65,553
12.9% prevalence
Bunyoro336,919
13.0% prevalence
Tooro261,748
13.2% prevalence
Rwenzori134,795
11.9% prevalence
Ankole368,197
10.9% prevalence
Kigezi199,820
12.6% prevalence

146 district and city units

Explore one functional domain at a time

The selector changes the source appendix being compared. It never adds domains together.

Seeing difficulty — official district/city functional-domain observations
District / cityMale countMale %Female countFemale %Total countTotal %
Kalangala1,8215.8%1,6065.9%3,4275.9%
Kampala26,1133.8%35,0794.6%61,1924.3%
Kiboga2,6693.3%3,6154.4%6,2843.9%
Luweero7,5322.8%12,7394.2%20,2713.5%
Masaka1,9983.8%2,9365.3%4,9344.5%
Mpigi4,5583.3%8,1864.9%12,7444.2%
Mubende8,5523.7%11,8094.6%20,3614.2%
Mukono15,5143.7%22,4195.0%37,9334.4%
Nakasongola3,8843.8%5,1655.0%9,0494.4%
Rakai3,8892.9%5,2593.7%9,1483.3%
Ssembabule3,0982.4%4,1603.0%7,2582.7%
Kayunga8,1774.3%13,1086.0%21,2855.2%
Wakiso40,2713.1%58,8683.9%99,1393.5%
Lyantonde1,5143.0%2,1783.8%3,6923.4%
Mityana7,1814.0%11,4585.7%18,6394.9%
Nakaseke4,7854.2%6,7855.7%11,5705.0%
Buikwe6,2902.8%10,3034.0%16,5933.4%
Bukomansimbi2,4582.9%4,6714.5%7,1293.8%
Butambala1,2252.1%2,0613.2%3,2862.7%
Buvuma2,8745.4%2,9836.1%5,8575.8%
Gomba2,3232.6%3,4293.6%5,7523.1%
Kalungu2,8473.1%5,4544.8%8,3014.0%
Kyankwanzi3,8173.1%4,8473.6%8,6643.4%
Lwengo4,0803.1%7,6834.3%11,7633.8%
Kyotera3,2232.7%5,1783.8%8,4013.3%
Kassanda6,2144.5%9,3106.1%15,5245.4%
Masaka City2,7382.4%4,2403.2%6,9782.8%
Bugiri9,1374.6%15,0026.1%24,1395.5%
Busia7,2834.1%10,7315.2%18,0144.7%
Iganga7,8154.3%13,0796.0%20,8945.2%
Jinja5,4244.5%10,0536.9%15,4775.8%
Kamuli13,1655.6%20,9227.7%34,0876.7%
Kapchorwa1,7683.0%2,4503.7%4,2183.4%
Katakwi4,6564.5%6,6485.8%11,3045.2%
Kumi6,1184.9%8,9226.2%15,0405.6%
Mbale5,7204.9%9,8476.6%15,5675.9%
Pallisa7,4315.1%10,3566.2%17,7875.7%
Soroti4,7934.1%6,9835.3%11,7764.7%
Tororo13,6735.2%20,1906.6%33,8635.9%
Kaberamaido3,3375.4%4,7546.8%8,0916.2%
Mayuge12,2195.1%18,1306.5%30,3495.9%
Sironko8,1686.3%12,6438.6%20,8117.5%
Amuria5,3754.9%7,3625.9%12,7375.5%
Budaka4,5784.1%8,2325.4%12,8104.8%
Bududa6,3134.8%6,4355.3%12,7485.1%
Bukedea4,1413.4%6,0044.3%10,1453.9%
Bukwo1,2862.5%1,5202.8%2,8062.6%
Butaleja6,1954.5%8,5065.5%14,7015.0%
Kaliro7,0435.5%9,5116.8%16,5546.2%
Manafwa4,7725.8%6,7687.3%11,5406.6%
Namutumba8,6346.3%12,7308.2%21,3647.3%
Bulambuli5,7846.1%9,8957.7%15,6797.0%
Buyende9,1295.2%12,8346.5%21,9635.9%
Kibuku5,2934.7%6,6785.6%11,9715.2%
Kween1,3992.4%1,7372.8%3,1362.6%
Luuka5,0584.2%8,5646.2%13,6225.3%
Namayingo4,9034.2%6,1544.7%11,0574.5%
Ngora4,5295.8%7,1717.8%11,7006.9%
Serere6,9514.4%10,0885.7%17,0395.1%
Butebo3,3254.4%4,4835.3%7,8084.9%
Namisindwa6,4345.6%8,6426.8%15,0766.2%
Bugweri3,9064.3%6,4286.1%10,3345.2%
Kapelebyong2,2933.7%3,0454.4%5,3384.0%
Kalaki4,0936.2%5,6717.7%9,7647.0%
Jinja City3,3443.0%6,6034.4%9,9473.8%
Mbale City4,5623.7%7,5465.1%12,1084.5%
Soroti City2,0213.6%3,0414.5%5,0624.1%
Adjumani4,6033.5%7,5495.2%12,1524.4%
Apac6,7906.9%9,3908.7%16,1807.8%
Arua3,1574.6%4,4885.6%7,6455.1%
Gulu2,8785.1%4,6107.3%7,4886.3%
Kitgum5,9445.6%9,0187.6%14,9626.7%
Kotido2,2282.4%3,5643.2%5,7922.9%
Lira6,3046.0%9,2827.6%15,5866.9%
Moroto1,0972.6%2,1924.1%3,2893.4%
Moyo2,0764.5%3,1606.4%5,2365.4%
Nebbi8,7036.7%12,7718.5%21,4747.7%
Nakapiripirit1,6063.4%2,3244.4%3,9303.9%
Pader6,0595.7%8,4657.1%14,5246.5%
Yumbe13,0843.0%14,6973.3%27,7813.1%
Abim2,6074.2%3,6205.0%6,2274.6%
Amolatar6,4247.7%8,7459.5%15,1698.7%
Amuru4,2293.9%5,5274.6%9,7564.3%
Dokolo6,5947.1%8,7038.6%15,2977.9%
Kaabong3,3252.8%3,8983.0%7,2232.9%
Koboko3,7773.1%5,4324.1%9,2093.6%
Maracha5,2415.4%9,0957.6%14,3366.6%
Oyam13,1446.3%18,3317.7%31,4757.1%
Agago6,3354.6%9,1826.1%15,5175.4%
Alebtong6,1665.2%10,2036.9%16,3696.1%
Amudat1,2511.4%1,0921.1%2,3431.3%
Kole6,9195.6%11,3627.4%18,2816.6%
Lamwo6,0596.3%9,7659.4%15,8247.9%
Napak1,8072.0%2,7952.8%4,6022.4%
Nwoya5,1355.3%6,6426.3%11,7775.8%
Otuke3,7025.5%6,1297.5%9,8316.6%
Zombo9,1066.7%13,0578.3%22,1637.6%
Omoro5,1535.6%7,4767.4%12,6296.5%
Pakwach5,2005.8%7,4367.2%12,6366.6%
Kwania8,2238.4%10,94910.5%19,1729.5%
Nabilatuk1,0551.8%1,7302.7%2,7852.3%
Karenga8451.9%1,2802.6%2,1252.3%
Madi-Okollo4,2565.3%5,4406.4%9,6965.8%
Obongi1,8102.8%2,7694.0%4,5793.4%
Arua City6,3223.9%10,1035.2%16,4254.6%
Gulu City4,7114.8%7,9546.8%12,6655.9%
Terego9,5126.6%14,7669.2%24,2788.0%
Lira City5,5875.5%9,1527.2%14,7396.4%
Bundibugyo4,2573.7%5,6684.2%9,9254.0%
Bushenyi4,2053.5%7,2884.9%11,4934.3%
Hoima5,4814.8%7,6576.0%13,1385.5%
Kabale4,8564.3%10,7196.8%15,5755.8%
Kabarole3,2003.1%4,8024.3%8,0023.7%
Kasese12,7243.4%16,4813.9%29,2053.7%
Kibaale3,4963.4%4,9074.2%8,4033.8%
Kisoro5,4564.0%10,0575.8%15,5135.1%
Masindi7,6665.1%10,3506.3%18,0165.7%
Mbarara2,4353.3%4,2684.7%6,7034.0%
Ntungamo8,0293.4%14,0974.9%22,1264.2%
Rukungiri5,5723.5%10,7585.4%16,3304.6%
Kamwenge5,3223.6%7,8534.6%13,1754.2%
Kanungu4,5973.6%8,6735.3%13,2704.5%
Kyenjojo9,2703.8%14,1135.3%23,3834.6%
Buliisa5,1637.0%6,7988.4%11,9617.7%
Ibanda4,5213.4%7,8784.9%12,3994.2%
Isingiro11,7964.3%18,1585.6%29,9545.0%
Kiruhura2,5322.8%3,5363.5%6,0683.2%
Buhweju2,1773.3%3,0594.0%5,2363.7%
Kiryandongo6,3903.9%8,3954.7%14,7854.4%
Kyegegwa9,8914.5%13,4215.4%23,3125.0%
Mitooma2,7882.9%5,3074.4%8,0953.7%
Ntoroko1,2612.8%1,4953.3%2,7563.1%
Rubirizi2,4603.6%4,8045.2%7,2644.5%
Sheema4,1313.9%7,7265.8%11,8575.0%
Kagadi7,0323.4%10,9024.7%17,9344.1%
Kakumiro5,4462.9%7,2573.5%12,7033.2%
Rubanda3,9223.6%6,7295.3%10,6514.5%
Rukiga1,7643.4%4,0005.4%5,7644.6%
Bunyangabu4,1074.5%6,5246.5%10,6315.6%
Kikuube7,8514.7%10,5545.7%18,4055.2%
Kazo3,0613.6%4,2494.5%7,3104.1%
Kitagwenda3,0164.0%4,3895.2%7,4054.7%
Rwampara2,1483.3%3,4444.6%5,5924.0%
Fort Portal City1,9703.5%3,8705.4%5,8404.6%
Mbarara City3,4283.1%5,0593.8%8,4873.5%
Hoima City1,8473.1%3,1734.3%5,0203.8%
Not published: an unduplicated overall district PWD count.Not manufactured: subcounty, parish or village disability totals.Download this domain CSV

Economic participation

Empowerment is measured separately from disability

Education, labour-force position, saving, digital access, identity documentation and programme exposure use different denominators. No universal “economic capability score” is created.

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EDU-0151.3%

Out of school

PWDs aged 6–24

Age-specific; 6–12 is 34.3%, 13–18 is 45.0%, 19–24 is 84.8%
EDU-0260.8%

Literacy

PWDs aged 10+

Body-text inconsistency logged
HLT-011.3%

Health insurance

PWDs aged 10+

Coverage, not service quality
LAB-0156.6%

NEET

Youth with disabilities aged 18–30

Not the same as unemployment
ICT-0142.4%

Own mobile phone

PWDs aged 10+

Does not measure accessibility
ICT-025.9%

Used internet

PWDs aged 10+

Does not measure quality/accessibility
FIN-0145.1%

Saved in prior 12 months

PWDs aged 16+

Any saving strand
FIN-0254.9%

Formal saving among savers

Savers with disabilities aged 16+

Different denominator: savers only
FIN-0336.2%

Used mobile money in prior 30 days

PWDs aged 16+

Does not measure amount or accessibility
ID-0175.0%

Possess NIN

PWDs aged 16+

UBOS self/proxy-report, not NIRA prevalence
Compare only like with like

For example, 45.1% saved among PWDs aged 16+, while 54.9% used formal mechanisms among savers. The second percentage must not be presented as 54.9% of all persons with disabilities.

Government support & accountability

A programme headline is not proof of individual benefit

VORA keeps allocations, institutional transfers, group receipt, individual receipt, utilisation and outcome as separate evidence states.

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Census-reported programme participation

These percentages report participation during the source reference period. They are not cumulative administrative totals and do not prove verified receipt or livelihood improvement.

Benefited from NSG in prior 12 months0.6%PWDs aged 18+
Benefited from OWC in prior 12 months0.6%PWDs aged 18+
Benefited from Emyooga in prior 12 months0.6%PWDs aged 18+
Benefited from NAADS in prior 12 months1.4%PWDs aged 18+
Benefited from YLP in prior 12 months0.6%Youth with disabilities aged 18–30
Benefited from UWEP in prior 12 months0.6%Women with disabilities aged 18+
Benefited from SAGE25.0%PWDs aged 80+
Benefited from SEGOP10.2%PWDs aged 60–79
PRG-01National Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities (NSG)

Responsible institutionMGLSD; Local Governments

Target populationPWD groups/projects under revised guidelines

Support / funding routeGrant to approved group project accounts

Published scopeUGX 48.5 billion cumulative; 72,772 beneficiaries

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PRG-02Parish Development Model (PDM)

Responsible institutionGovernment of Uganda; MoLG/Local Governments; PDM structures

Target populationEligible households/individuals through PDM SACCOs; PWD additional grant for qualifying PWD borrowers

Support / funding routeRevolving capital loan; additional disability-related grant

Published scopeUGX 4.4 trillion transferred over five years; over 4 million beneficiaries by June 2026; separate FY2025/26 PWD additional grant arrangement

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PRG-03Emyooga

Responsible institutionMicrofinance Support Centre; programme structures

Target population18 occupational categories including PWD SACCOs

Support / funding routeSeed capital/grant to constituency SACCOs plus savings/credit model

Published scopeUGX 760b capitalisation; 7,148 SACCOs; >2.48m members; UGX 95.3b savings; +UGX100b FY2026/27

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PRG-04Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP)

Responsible institutionMGLSD; Local Governments

Target populationWomen aged 18–65; deliberate inclusion of women with disabilities

Support / funding routeInterest-free revolving credit within first year; group enterprise support

Published scopeUGX 153.5b disbursed; 244,805 women cumulative

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PRG-05Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP)

Responsible institutionMGLSD; Local Governments

Target populationPoor/unemployed youth aged 18–30; includes youth with disabilities

Support / funding routeRevolving funds/soft loans; skills and livelihoods

Published scope24,859 projects; 275,034 youth; UGX 195.4b cumulative

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PRG-06GROW Project

Responsible institutionMGLSD / Government of Uganda / World Bank project arrangements

Target populationWomen-owned enterprises

Support / funding routeSoft loans and enterprise services

Published scopeUGX 133.14b to 6,584 women-owned businesses cumulative

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PRG-07Integrated Community Learning for Wealth Creation (ICOLEW)

Responsible institutionMGLSD with partners/local structures

Target populationLow-, neo- and semi-literate youth/adults aged 15+; marginalised groups

Support / funding routeLiteracy, numeracy, livelihood skills, VSLAs and service linkages

Published scopeProgramme-page statistics are historical/pilot and not disability-disaggregated

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PRG-08Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE)

Responsible institutionMGLSD / social protection structures

Target populationOlder persons under current programme eligibility

Support / funding routeCash transfer

Published scope489,673 cumulative beneficiaries; UGX 836.1b

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PRG-09Special Enterprise Grant for Older Persons (SEGOP)

Responsible institutionMGLSD / Local Governments

Target populationOlder persons aged 60–79 in census description; verify current guideline

Support / funding routeEnterprise grant

Published scope17,245 older persons; approximately UGX 13b cumulative

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PRG-10Community Based Rehabilitation / Vocational Rehabilitation Centres

Responsible institutionMGLSD Elderly and Disability Department; institutions

Target populationPersons requiring rehabilitation, skills and community support

Support / funding routeServices, skills training and referrals

Published scopeNo complete current national beneficiary total verified

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Resource evidence chain

What must be proven before “impact” is claimed

  1. 01
    ProgrammeNamed programme, legal/operational owner, period
  2. 02
    AllocationBudget authorised for a period/purpose
  3. 03
    Transfer to implementing entityFunds released to ministry/LG/agency
  4. 04
    Transfer to group/SACCOFunds reached approved entity account/channel
  5. 05
    Approved beneficiariesNamed intended persons/groups approved
  6. 06
    Individual deliveryPerson received money, good or service
  7. 07
    UtilisationSupport used/available for intended activity
  8. 08
    OutcomePredefined result measured at follow-up
  9. 09
    Exception/grievanceMismatch, delay, exclusion, misuse allegation or safeguarding issue
  10. 10
    ReconciliationAmounts/counts matched across successive stages

Sources, definitions and trust

Every visual has an evidence contract

Source, year, denominator, geography, threshold, trust class and limitation travel with the evidence. A correction creates a new governed release; it does not silently rewrite history.

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01

Official source first

UBOS is the primary national statistical denominator. Programme and identity systems remain separate administrative lenses.

02

Blank is not zero

Unknown or unpublished values remain absent. VORA never fills a gap with an estimate unless an approved derived method is explicitly labelled.

03

Domains overlap

Six functional domains may describe the same person. The database blocks them from becoming a fabricated unique total.

04

Public release control

One authorised administrator reviews; a different authorised administrator publishes. Draft evidence cannot reach this page.

Official sources used in this release
SourceInstitutionTrustReferencePopulation definition / limitation
NPHC 2024 Disability Monograph ↗Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)Official statistical2024 census; published July 2025
Verified 2026-08-21		Household residents aged 2+; UBOS rule uses a lot/cannot, plus some difficulty where long-term and participation-limiting
No overall unduplicated district total; no disability-specific subcounty/parish/village table; household population only
NPHC 2024 Final Report, Volume 1 ↗UBOSOfficial statistical2024; published December 2024
Verified 2026-08-21		Census definitions; disability questions documented in questionnaire
Total population includes household and non-household populations; not the PWD denominator
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