Total employment, female in Uganda
Uganda: Total employment, female was 6.49 million ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, female in Uganda, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Uganda is 6.49 million ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Uganda peaked at 6.49 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.80 million ages 15+, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 6th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.26 million ages 15+ | 3.80 million ages 15+ | 4.69 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.45 million ages 15+ | 4.84 million ages 15+ | 6.08 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 million ages 15+ | 6.28 million ages 15+ | 6.49 million ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.24 million ages 15+ compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.91 million ages 15+ compare
- 5 Kenya 6.68 million ages 15+ compare
- 7 South Africa 5.69 million ages 15+ compare
- 8 Mozambique, Republic of 5.68 million ages 15+ compare
- 9 Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.96 million ages 15+ compare
More work & labour data for Uganda
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 46,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 59,035 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 60,822 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 60,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 120,835 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Uganda?
- Total employment, female in Uganda was 6.49 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.49 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.80 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for total employment, female?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.