UBOS Microdata Archive
Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) · Updated as surveys are released · last checked 30 October 2026
UBOS's catalogue of survey and census datasets, with questionnaires, variable lists and reports. It is where you apply for Ugandan microdata for secondary analysis.
UBOS Microdata Archive
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UBOS's catalogue of survey and census datasets, with questionnaires, variable lists and reports. It is where you apply for Ugandan microdata for secondary analysis.
- Latest round
- Updated as surveys are released
- Access
- Registration; some datasets need an application
- Last checked
- 30 October 2026
How researchers can use it
- Checking which variables a survey collected before you plan a secondary analysis.
- Downloading questionnaires to adapt for your own tool.
- Applying for datasets such as the 2024 census microdata.
About 48 Uganda survey records (household surveys, panel surveys, censuses and others), each with documentation. Many records list the data as licensed or not available online.
Access the data
- Create an account and activate it from your email.
- Open the study you need and choose 'Get microdata'.
- Follow the access conditions shown for that study.
Methodological cautions
- Cite the dataset you use with the citation on its catalogue page, not the archive itself.
- Using microdata for a thesis still needs ethics approval if you link or analyse individual records in new ways; check with your REC.
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