Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda
Uganda: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda is 6.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda peaked at 9.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2014.
That places Uganda 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.3% | — |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda was 6.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Uganda ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.