Uganda Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Uganda labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.67%, a 1.66% increase from 2020.
  • Uganda labor force participation rate for 2020 was 47.02%, a 3.58% decline from 2019.
  • Uganda labor force participation rate for 2019 was 50.60%, a 0.63% decline from 2018.
  • Uganda labor force participation rate for 2018 was 51.24%, a 0.58% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Uganda Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 48.67% 1.66%
2020 47.02% -3.58%
2019 50.60% -0.63%
2018 51.24% -0.58%
2017 51.81% -0.54%
2016 52.36% -0.47%
2015 52.83% -0.39%
2014 53.22% -0.37%
2013 53.59% -0.34%
2012 53.93% -0.10%
2011 54.03% -0.09%
2010 54.12% -0.08%
2009 54.21% -0.08%
2008 54.29% -0.08%
2007 54.37% -0.08%
2006 54.45% -0.08%
2005 54.53% -0.05%
2004 54.58% -0.05%
2003 54.63% -0.05%
2002 54.69% -0.05%
2001 54.74% -0.06%
2000 54.80% -0.03%
1999 54.83% -0.03%
1998 54.87% -0.04%
1997 54.91% -0.04%
1996 54.95% -0.05%
1995 55.00% -0.05%
1994 55.05% -0.06%
1993 55.10% -0.06%
1992 55.16% -0.06%
1991 55.23% 0.50%
1990 54.73% 0.50%