How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Uganda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Uganda: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

East Asia & Pacific

62.7%

in 2025

Uganda

77.8%

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

10th

Uganda rank

9th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

East Asia & Pacific
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 77.8% against 62.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 15.1%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70.8%	71.3%	0.5%	Uganda
2000s	67.2%	71.8%	4.6%	Uganda
2010s	65.4%	73.5%	8.2%	Uganda
2020s	63.1%	77.1%	14.1%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), East Asia & Pacific or Uganda?: Uganda, at 77.8% against 62.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between East Asia & Pacific and Uganda?: 15.1%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Uganda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Uganda rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.