According to the 2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census, Pakwach is estimated to have a population of 158, 037, with more females (51.7%) than males (48.3%).

 

Total Population of Pakwach District by Sub County 

 

District	Males	Females	Total	Households	%of Female headed households
Alwi	8,946	9,315	18,261	3,419	23.2
Pakwach	10,142	10,763	20,905	3,981	26.0
Pakwach TC	10,876	12,164	23,040	4,602	33.9
Panyango	13,502	14,817	28,319	5,309	26.7
Panyimur	21,111	22,255	43,366	7,983	19.9
Wadelai	11,795	12,351	24,146	4,570	21.5
Total	76,372	81,665	158,037	29,864

 

 

 

Population Projections

 

Based on the projections, the population of Pakwach district by 2019 is estimated to increase by 20% from that of the 2014 census headcount, from 158,037 to 189,700 people.

Population projections for Pakwach district up until 2021

 

Population Projection		Alwi	Pakwach	Pakwach TC	Panyango	Panyimur	Wadelai
2017	Male	10,000	11,400	12,200	15,200	23,700	13,200
	Female	10,300	11,900	13,400	16,400	24,600	13,600
	Total	20,300	23,300	25,600	31,600	48,300	26,800
2018	Male	10,500	11,900	12,700	15,800	24,600	13,800
	Female	10,700	12,300	13,900	17,000	25,500	14,100
	Total	21,200	24,200	26,600	32,800	50,100	27,900
2019	Male	10,900	12,300	13,200	16,400	25,800	14,300
	Female	11,000	12,800	14,400	17,600	26,400	14,600
	Total	21,900	25,100	27,600	34,000	52,200	28,900
2020	Male	11,300	12,800	13,800	17,100	26,700	14,900
	Female	11,400	13,200	14,900	18,200	27,300	15,200
	Total	22,700	26,000	28,700	35,300	54,000	30,100
2021	Male	11,800	13,300	14,300	17,800	27,800	15,500
	Female	11,800	13,700	15,400	18,800	28,200	15,700
	Total	23,600	27,000	29,700	36,600	56,000	31,200

 

Source: UBOS 2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census

 

 

Population by age group

 

Population distributed by age group

 

Population by Age groups	Number	Percent
Population aged 0-17 years	87,788	56.5
Population aged 18-30 years	32,856	21.1
Population aged  31-59 years	27,385	17.6
Population aged 60 years and over	7,449	4.8

 

Source: UBOS 2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census

 

 

Population Density

 

Population density refers to the number of people per square kilometre. Pakwach District has an area of 1008.6sq.km and basing on the census 2014 results, the population density of Pakwach is 157 persons per sq.km

 

   Illiteracy rates

 

Literacy is defined as one’s ability to read with understanding and to write meaningfully in any language while illiteracy is the inability to read with understanding and to write meaningfully in any language. The 2014 Population and Housing Census measure illiteracy for persons aged 10 years and above as shown in table 3.4

Illiteracy status

 

Age groups	Number	Percent
Persons aged 10-17 years who are illiterate	12,138	37.1
Persons aged 18-30 years who are illiterate	9,982	30.4
Persons aged 60 years and above who are illiterate	4,578	61.5

 

Source: UBOS 2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census

 

 

   Orphan hood

 

In Uganda, an Orphan is defined as a child less than 18 years who has lost one or both parents. Table 3.5 represents the orphan hood status in the district.

 

 Orphan hood status in the district

 

All children (0-17 years)	Number	Percent
Children 0-17 years who have lost one parent	7,930	9.0
Children 0-17 years who have lost both parents	842	1.0
Children 0-17 years who have lost at least a parent (total number of orphans)	8,772	10.0
Children 0-17 years who have both parents	79,016	90.0

 

Source: UBOS 2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census

 

Percentage of Persons with Disabilities

 

According to the 2014 Population and Housing Census, disability was defined as any difficulty in moving, seeing, hearing, speaking and any mental learning difficulty, which has lasted or was expected to last for six months or more. In the case of Uganda, cases like epilepsy and rheumatism are classified as disabilities.

Persons with disabilities in the district.

 

Person with a Disability	Number	Percent
Persons aged 2 years and above with a disability	27,380	19.1
Persons 2 years and above  with a seeing disability 1	12,660	8.8
Persons 2 years and above  with a hearing disability	6,890	4.8
Persons 2 years and above  with a walking disability	9,046	6.3
Persons 2 years and above  with a remembering disability	11,956	8.3
Persons 2 years and above  with multiple disabilities	7,587	28.8

 

Source: UBOS 2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census