Total employment, male in Uganda

Uganda: Total employment, male was 6.83 million ages 15+ in 2011. β–² Rising

Latest (2011)
6.83 million ages 15+
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
11th
of 50 countries
All-time high
6.83 million ages 15+
in 2011
All-time low
3.74 million ages 15+
in 1991
Years of data
21
1991–2011

Total employment, male in Uganda, 1991–2011

02.0M4.0M6.0M1991200120111991: 3.7M ages 15+1992: 3.9M ages 15+1993: 4.0M ages 15+1994: 4.1M ages 15+1995: 4.3M ages 15+1996: 4.4M ages 15+1997: 4.5M ages 15+1998: 4.6M ages 15+1999: 4.8M ages 15+2000: 4.9M ages 15+2001: 5.1M ages 15+2002: 5.3M ages 15+2003: 5.4M ages 15+2004: 5.6M ages 15+2005: 5.7M ages 15+2006: 5.8M ages 15+2007: 6.0M ages 15+2008: 6.2M ages 15+2009: 6.4M ages 15+2010: 6.6M ages 15+2011: 6.8M ages 15+

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 6.83 million ages 15+ for total employment, male in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total employment, male in Uganda peaked at 6.83 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million ages 15+, in 1991.

That places Uganda 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.25 million ages 15+ 3.74 million ages 15+ 4.77 million ages 15+ 9
2000s 5.63 million ages 15+ 4.92 million ages 15+ 6.37 million ages 15+ 10
2010s 6.71 million ages 15+ 6.59 million ages 15+ 6.83 million ages 15+ 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 8 Kenya 7.79 million ages 15+ compare
  2. 9 Morocco 7.66 million ages 15+ compare
  3. 10 Sudan 7.39 million ages 15+ compare
  4. 12 Ghana 5.38 million ages 15+ compare
  5. 13 Madagascar 5.25 million ages 15+ compare
  6. 14 Mozambique 4.94 million ages 15+ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is total employment, male in Uganda?
Total employment, male in Uganda was 6.83 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 6.83 million ages 15+ in 2011.
What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million ages 15+ in 1991.
How does Uganda rank for total employment, male?
Uganda ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is total employment, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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, male (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total employment, male (ages 15+)
Unit
ages 15+
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.