Economy, jobs and prices in Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo: official figures
25.5% of people in Bas-Uele used at least a basic drinking water service (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip) in 2017-18, 10th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 33.6%).
Do people in Bas-Uele have toilets?
17.5% of people in Bas-Uele used an improved toilet not shared with other households (basic sanitation) in 2017-18, 10th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 13.5%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow many households in Bas-Uele have a mobile phone?
42.7% of households in Bas-Uele owned a mobile phone in 2017-18, 1.3% a television and 41.1% a radio; 0.7% had internet access at home. Mobile phone ownership was 13th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 51.8%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Bas-Uele?
The INS EQUIBB 2016 survey measured unemployment (ILO definition) at 0.3% in Bas-Uele, joint 3rd lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 3.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copyHow many households in Bas-Uele farm?
93.8% of households in Bas-Uele practised farming in 2016, the highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 64.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copyMore figures
- 82.3% of workers in Bas-Uele were in visible underemployment in their main job in 2016 (working fewer hours than they wanted), 10th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 76.0%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copy
How Bas-Uele compares with other provinces
Population using at least basic drinking water (2017-18)
Bas-Uele ranks 10 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population using at least basic drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nord-Kivu | 34.3% |
| 8 | Kongo Central | 33.0% |
| 9 | Mai-Ndombe | 28.9% |
| 10 | Bas-Uele | 25.5% |
| 11 | Lomami | 24.6% |
| 12 | Équateur | 23.9% |
| 13 | Kasaï-Oriental | 23.5% |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2016)
Bas-Uele ranks 24 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Tshuapa | 0.6% |
| 21 | Lomami | 0.5% |
| 22 | Kwango | 0.4% |
| 23 | Sud-Ubangi | 0.3% |
| 24 | Bas-Uele | 0.3% |
| 25 | Mongala | 0.1% |
| 26 | Kasaï | 0.1% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning): Annuaire statistique RDC 2020 (9th edition), Tableaux 57, 226, 275 and 278: HDI components, farming households, unemployment and underemployment by province (INS EQUIBB survey 2016), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0b8e8667e2d9…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF): Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples MICS-Palu 2017-2018, rapport de résultats: Tableaux SR.2.3, SR.9.2, WS.1.2, WS.3.2.1, LN.2.3.1, PR.1.1 and PR.3.3 by province, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8ff6141f9aeb…)
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