Uganda: housing

How many people in Uganda live in slums?

52.7% of Uganda's urban population lived in slums in 2022, according to UN-Habitat data on World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026. The World Bank also puts the urban share of Uganda's population at 31.9% in 2025.

UN-Habitat counts a household as living in a slum if it lacks at least one of: safe water, adequate sanitation, durable housing, enough living space or secure tenure. So the figure measures housing conditions, not only informal settlements. No official house price or rent index was found on Ugandan government sites checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: population living in slums, Uganda · World Bank: urban population, Uganda

What are house prices in Uganda?

No official house price or rent figures were found on the sites of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Uganda, checked on 15 October 2026. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics website could not be reached that day.

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development runs the land registry and the valuation department.

Official sources: Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development · Bank of Uganda

How many people in Uganda live in cities?

The UN Population Division puts the share of people living in urban areas in Uganda at 31.9% in 2025. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 44.9%, and Uganda placed 39th highest of 48. Worldwide: 168th of 193.

How common are informal settlements in Uganda?

The latest figure from UN-Habitat, for 2022, is 52.7%. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2006. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 48.7%; Uganda is 22nd highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 27th of 170.

What is the electricity access rate in Uganda?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 55.3%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 57.8%, and Uganda placed 27th highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 170th of 193.

What share of people in Uganda have safe drinking water?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 18.1%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 27.2%; Uganda is 19th highest of 25. World rank, highest first: 125th of 134.

How many people in Uganda have a safe toilet?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Uganda was 20.4% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 23.6%; Uganda is 17th highest of 29. Worldwide: 117th of 134.

What is access to clean cooking in Uganda?

2.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Uganda for 2024, according to the WHO. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 38th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 13.0%. World rank, highest first: 182nd of 192.