Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uganda
Uganda: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 7.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.9% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 165.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Uganda peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2003.
Uganda ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +46.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +46.0% | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | +30.7% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More work & labour data for Uganda
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0266 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 46,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 59,035 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 60,822 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 60,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 120,835 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Uganda?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uganda was 7.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).