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Labor force — Uganda

Labor force in Uganda in 2025 — 23,393,999 people. Ranked 30 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 250.9%.

2025 23.39M people +3.6% vs 2024
World rank 30of 182
Period maximum 23.39M people2025
Period minimum 6.67M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Uganda, 1990–2025010M20M30M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 6,667,137 people1991: 6,880,992 people1992: 7,115,745 people1993: 7,359,348 people1994: 7,599,578 people1995: 7,768,789 people1996: 7,942,008 people1997: 8,149,195 people1998: 8,373,235 people1999: 8,638,863 people2000: 8,905,138 people2001: 9,169,767 people2002: 9,453,754 people2003: 9,755,443 people2004: 10,044,159 people2005: 10,334,763 people2006: 10,633,845 people2007: 10,950,905 people2008: 11,284,786 people2009: 11,635,163 people2010: 12,002,316 people2011: 13,558,282 people2012: 12,226,045 people2013: 15,284,266 people2014: 14,471,843 people2015: 14,730,557 people2016: 15,021,481 people2017: 15,308,568 people2018: 16,685,865 people2019: 18,014,065 people2020: 18,996,710 people2021: 20,121,421 people2022: 21,087,767 people2023: 21,821,722 people2024: 22,581,703 people2025: 23,393,999 people
Change over the period: +16.73M (+250.89%) Average annual rate: 3.65 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Uganda 23.39M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 23.39M +812,296 +3.6%
2024 22.58M +759,981 +3.48%
2023 21.82M +733,955 +3.48%
2022 21.09M +966,346 +4.8%
2021 20.12M +1.12M +5.92%
2020 19M +982,645 +5.45%
2019 18.01M +1.33M +7.96%
2018 16.69M +1.38M +9%
2017 15.31M +287,087 +1.91%
2016 15.02M +290,924 +1.97%
2015 14.73M +258,714 +1.79%
2014 14.47M −812,423 −5.32%
2013 15.28M +3.06M +25.01%
2012 12.23M −1.33M −9.83%
2011 13.56M +1.56M +12.96%
2010 12M +367,153 +3.16%
2009 11.64M +350,377 +3.1%
2008 11.28M +333,881 +3.05%
2007 10.95M +317,060 +2.98%
2006 10.63M +299,082 +2.89%
2005 10.33M +290,604 +2.89%
2004 10.04M +288,716 +2.96%
2003 9.76M +301,689 +3.19%
2002 9.45M +283,987 +3.1%
2001 9.17M +264,629 +2.97%
2000 8.91M +266,275 +3.08%
1999 8.64M +265,628 +3.17%
1998 8.37M +224,040 +2.75%
1997 8.15M +207,187 +2.61%
1996 7.94M +173,219 +2.23%
1995 7.77M +169,211 +2.23%
1994 7.6M +240,230 +3.26%
1993 7.36M +243,603 +3.42%
1992 7.12M +234,753 +3.41%
1991 6.88M +213,855 +3.21%
1990 6.67M — —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

ET Ethiopia 56.78M TZ Tanzania 34.05M KE Kenya 24.71M UG Uganda 23.39M MG Madagascar 17.09M MZ Mozambique 15.66M MW Malawi 8.32M ZM Zambia 8.01M ZW Zimbabwe 6.85M BI Burundi 6.31M RW Rwanda 5.84M SO Somalia 3.56M ER Eritrea 1.76M MU Mauritius 622,328 KM Comoros 310,841 DJ Djibouti 267,610
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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