Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uganda
Uganda: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0185 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uganda, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uganda stood at 0.0185 units per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uganda peaked at 0.0185 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 units per person, in 2010.
That places Uganda 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0096 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0096 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.01 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 units per person | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0179 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0185 units per person | +0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0185 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0185 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.2% | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0177 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 40 Mexico 0.0187 units per person compare
- 41 Benin 0.0186 units per person compare
- 42 India 0.0185 units per person compare
- 44 Switzerland 0.0184 units per person compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 0.0184 units per person compare
- 46 Costa Rica 0.0184 units per person compare
More work & labour data for Uganda
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0266 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 46,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 59,035 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 60,822 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 60,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 120,835 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uganda?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uganda was 0.0185 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Uganda ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.