Businesses in Kayunga

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kayunga

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	15
Shopping other	9
Hospitals	8
Electronics stores	7
Primary and elementary schools	6
Religion	5
Other membership organizations	5
Higher education (colleges and universities)	5
Restaurants	5

Kayunga Facts

Area	137.4 km²
Population	81,300
Male Population	38,755 (47.7%)
Female Population	42,545 (52.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+177.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+49.9%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,468 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	0.70250, 32.88861

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Kayunga Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	29,313	43,184	54,254	75,474	81,300	87,812	93,241
Population Density	213.4 / km²	314.4 / km²	394.9 / km²	549.4 / km²	591.8 / km²	639.2 / km²	678.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Kayunga Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 49.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kayunga	+177.4%	+88.3%	+49.9%
Uganda	—	—	—

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

Kayunga Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kayunga	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)

Kayunga Population Density

Population Density: 592 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kayunga	81,300	137.4 km²	592 / 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

Kayunga Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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.

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

Kayunga Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$719	$996	$1,057	$1,149	$1,461	$1,611	$1,693	$1,468
Total GDP	$15.1M	$24M	$28.5M	$34.5M	$48.5M	$59.5M	$71.5M	$63.9M

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

Kayunga CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kayunga	19,340 tn	0.24 tn	140.8 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

Kayunga CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	19,340 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	140.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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
12/27/10	10:10 PM	4.5	76.6 km	10,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Uganda	usgs.gov
8/11/90	2:34 AM	4.5	64.7 km	33,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kayunga

Kayunga is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kayunga District.

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