Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Uganda

Labor force participation rate in Uganda in 2025 — 80.03%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.74 pp.

2025 80.03% +0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 182
Period maximum 84.52%2013
Period minimum 69.92%2012

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Uganda, 1990–2025657075808519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 73.29%1991: 73.34%1992: 73.4%1993: 73.47%1994: 73.59%1995: 73.79%1996: 73.99%1997: 74.14%1998: 74.24%1999: 74.26%2000: 74.3%2001: 74.3%2002: 74.24%2003: 74.16%2004: 74.1%2005: 74.03%2006: 73.92%2007: 73.8%2008: 73.66%2009: 73.51%2010: 73.35%2011: 80.16%2012: 69.92%2013: 84.52%2014: 77.21%2015: 75.58%2016: 73.78%2017: 71.76%2018: 74.79%2019: 77.24%2020: 78.01%2021: 79.3%2022: 80.03%2023: 80%2024: 79.97%2025: 80.03%
Change over the period: +6.74 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uganda 80.03%
World 60.98%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 80.03 +0.06 pp
2024 79.97 −0.03 pp
2023 80 −0.03 pp
2022 80.03 +0.73 pp
2021 79.3 +1.29 pp
2020 78.01 +0.77 pp
2019 77.24 +2.45 pp
2018 74.79 +3.04 pp
2017 71.76 −2.02 pp
2016 73.78 −1.81 pp
2015 75.58 −1.62 pp
2014 77.21 −7.32 pp
2013 84.52 +14.61 pp
2012 69.92 −10.24 pp
2011 80.16 +6.81 pp
2010 73.35 −0.16 pp
2009 73.51 −0.15 pp
2008 73.66 −0.14 pp
2007 73.8 −0.12 pp
2006 73.92 −0.11 pp
2005 74.03 −0.07 pp
2004 74.1 −0.06 pp
2003 74.16 −0.08 pp
2002 74.24 −0.06 pp
2001 74.3 +0 pp
2000 74.3 +0.04 pp
1999 74.26 +0.02 pp
1998 74.24 +0.11 pp
1997 74.14 +0.15 pp
1996 73.99 +0.2 pp
1995 73.79 +0.2 pp
1994 73.59 +0.12 pp
1993 73.47 +0.07 pp
1992 73.4 +0.07 pp
1991 73.34 +0.04 pp
1990 73.29

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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