Niger vs Uganda: Labor force participation rate

Niger

79.7%

in 2025

Uganda

80.0%

in 2025

Niger rank

9th

Uganda rank

8th

Labor force participation rate over time

Uganda currently reports 80.0% against 79.7% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Labor force participation rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).