Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Uganda
Uganda: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 6.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6.1% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 204.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda peaked at 6.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +49.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 6.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.6%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 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 | +49.1% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
| 2019 | +33.1% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020 | +27.0% | 4.0% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 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)
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- 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, total (% of total employment) in Uganda?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Uganda was 6.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, total (% of total 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).