East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
65.4%
in 2025
Uganda
80.0%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
9th
Uganda rank
8th

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
020406080199020072025

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 80.0% against 65.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 14.6%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 74.8% 73.7% 1.0% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 71.4% 74.0% 2.6% Uganda
2010s 69.0% 75.8% 6.8% Uganda
2020s 66.0% 79.6% 13.6% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Uganda, at 80.0% against 65.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda?
14.6%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (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, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.