Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 75.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 75.6% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Uganda peaked at 81.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.8% | — |
| 1991 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 70.8% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 70.8% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 65.5% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 74.0% | 75.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 77.7% compare
- 7 Cambodia 77.4% compare
- 8 Mozambique 77.1% compare
- 10 Benin 75.2% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 72.9% compare
- 12 Eritrea 72.8% compare
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 female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Uganda?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Uganda was 75.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).