KAMPALA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Uganda will conduct a national housing and population census in August 2023, a government statement said Tuesday.
The census night is fixed on Aug. 24/25 next year, said the statement issued by the ministry of information, communication, technology and national guidance.
According to the country's last population census carried out in 2014, the state-run Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) said there were 34.6 million people in the country.
The UBOS estimated that by the middle of this year, the country's population would reach 43.7 million. ■