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Employment-to-population ratio — Uganda

Employment-to-population ratio in Uganda in 2025 — 77.83%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.02 pp.

2025 77.83% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 182
Period maximum 82.91%2013
Period minimum 67.44%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Uganda, 1991–2025657075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.81%1992: 70.8%1993: 70.91%1994: 71.04%1995: 71.43%1996: 71.64%1997: 71.76%1998: 71.7%1999: 71.69%2000: 71.67%2001: 71.69%2002: 71.64%2003: 71.49%2004: 72.1%2005: 72.62%2006: 72.25%2007: 71.84%2008: 71.43%2009: 70.86%2010: 70.69%2011: 77.33%2012: 67.44%2013: 82.91%2014: 75.39%2015: 73.56%2016: 71.56%2017: 69.3%2018: 72.36%2019: 74.88%2020: 75.03%2021: 76.59%2022: 77.72%2023: 77.8%2024: 77.78%2025: 77.83%
Change over the period: +7.02 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 77.83%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 77.83 +0.05 pp
2024 77.78 −0.01 pp
2023 77.8 +0.07 pp
2022 77.72 +1.13 pp
2021 76.59 +1.56 pp
2020 75.03 +0.15 pp
2019 74.88 +2.52 pp
2018 72.36 +3.07 pp
2017 69.3 −2.26 pp
2016 71.56 −2 pp
2015 73.56 −1.83 pp
2014 75.39 −7.52 pp
2013 82.91 +15.47 pp
2012 67.44 −9.9 pp
2011 77.33 +6.64 pp
2010 70.69 −0.17 pp
2009 70.86 −0.56 pp
2008 71.43 −0.41 pp
2007 71.84 −0.41 pp
2006 72.25 −0.38 pp
2005 72.62 +0.53 pp
2004 72.1 +0.61 pp
2003 71.49 −0.15 pp
2002 71.64 −0.04 pp
2001 71.69 +0.01 pp
2000 71.67 −0.02 pp
1999 71.69 −0.01 pp
1998 71.7 −0.06 pp
1997 71.76 +0.11 pp
1996 71.64 +0.21 pp
1995 71.43 +0.39 pp
1994 71.04 +0.13 pp
1993 70.91 +0.11 pp
1992 70.8 −0.01 pp
1991 70.81 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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