**4. Detailed demographic profile**

The demographic of Lwengo District stands at 275,450 people, with an annual population growth rate of 3.1 percent, as per the 2014 National Population and Housing Census results. Out of the total population, 48% are men, while 52% are women. The number of inhabitants is 61,923 and 54 percent of its population is over 16 years of age. The density of population was then 192 people per square kilometers, 96% of the populace lived in rural areas, 5 people were the average fami ly size, 22% of the households were headed by women while 51.1% of the population was below the age of 18 years. The allocation of the population across sub-counties and town councils with their respective households and demographics over 16 years is shown in the following table (**Figure 3**).

Demographic characteristics of Lwengo District


#### **Figure 3.**

*Population by parliamentary constituency, LWENGO district. Source: https://www.ubos.org/wp content/ uploads/publications/2014CensusProfiles/LWENGO.pdf as accessed on 13 January, 2020.*
