Labor force participation rate in Uganda
Uganda: Labor force participation rate was 80.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Uganda stood at 80.0%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Uganda peaked at 84.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 8th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 73.3% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 73.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 69.9% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 6 |
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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 labor force participation rate in Uganda?
- Labor force participation rate in Uganda was 80.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for labor force participation rate?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).