Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Uganda
Uganda: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.3% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Uganda peaked at 19.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2014.
Uganda ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.3% | — |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Uganda?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Uganda was 7.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Uganda ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).