Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Uganda
Uganda: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 1.02 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Uganda, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Uganda is 1.02 million, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Uganda peaked at 1.02 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 269,586, in 2005.
Uganda ranks 25th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 269,586 | — |
| 2006 | 276,370 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 283,652 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 291,408 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 298,984 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 299,999 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 334,949 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 389,182 | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 456,382 | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 385,729 | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 417,714 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 451,494 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 485,734 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 505,984 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 520,792 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 607,269 | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 810,517 | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 847,794 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 881,789 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 916,158 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 948,844 | +3.6% |
| 2026 | 982,247 | +3.5% |
| 2027 | 1.02 million | +3.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.02 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 257,942, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.02 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 214,500, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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 | +33.5% | 607,269 | 810,517 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 284,000 | 269,586 | 298,984 | 5 |
| 2010s | 424,796 | 299,999 | 520,792 | 10 |
| 2020s | 876,360 | 607,269 | 1.02 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 in Uganda?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Uganda was 1.02 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 269,586 in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Uganda ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.