Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uganda
Uganda: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 12.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 12.1% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uganda peaked at 14.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1991.
That places Uganda 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.1% | — |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 12.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 12.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 168 Papua New Guinea 14.5% compare
- 169 Angola 14.4% compare
- 170 Ethiopia 13.3% compare
- 172 Central African Republic 11.7% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 11.1% compare
- 174 Nigeria 10.5% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uganda?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uganda was 12.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Uganda ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.