Employment in Uganda
Uganda: Employment was 17,970 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17,970
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
29th
of 174 countries
All-time high
17,970
in 2021
All-time low
9,260
in 2003
Years of data
10
2003–2021
Employment in Uganda, 2003–2021
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 17,970 for employment in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Uganda peaked at 17,970 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,260, in 2003.
Uganda ranks 29th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Employment in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9,260 | — |
| 2009 | 15,768 | +70.3% |
| 2010 | 10,653 | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 12,390 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 10,602 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 13,896 | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 15,050 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 14,238 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 17,091 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 17,970 | +5.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 17,970 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,695, 2.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 17,970 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,931, 3.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,514 | 9,260 | 15,768 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13,417 | 10,602 | 17,091 | 7 |
| 2020s | 17,970 | 17,970 | 17,970 | 1 |
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 employment in Uganda?
- Employment in Uganda was 17,970 in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 17,970 in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,260 in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for employment?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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