Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Uganda
Uganda: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 73.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 73.7% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Uganda peaked at 78.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2015.
That places Uganda 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.4% | — |
| 1992 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 73.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 73.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 76.1% | 78.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 73.0% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 71.5% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 73.7% | 74.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Uganda?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Uganda was 73.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.