Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Uganda
Uganda: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 81.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 81.2% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Uganda peaked at 85.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 17th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.7% | — |
| 1991 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 73.7% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 74.0% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 70.8% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 78.7% | 81.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Uganda?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Uganda was 81.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.