Fertility and female labor force participation in Uganda
Uganda: Fertility and female labor force participation was 74.67 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
74.67
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
84.33
in 2009
All-time low
37.38
in 2003
Years of data
11
2002–2021
Fertility and female labor force participation in Uganda, 2002–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, fertility and female labor force participation in Uganda stood at 74.67.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Uganda peaked at 84.33 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.38, in 2003.
Uganda ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.87 | 37.38 | 84.33 | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.79 | 65.72 | 83.75 | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.67 | 74.67 | 74.67 | 1 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Uganda?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Uganda was 74.67 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.33 in 2009.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.38 in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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