Uganda Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Uganda unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.83%, a 0.1% decline from 2022.
  • Uganda unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.93%, a 0.49% decline from 2021.
  • Uganda unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.42%, a 0.49% decline from 2020.
  • Uganda unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.91%, a 0.73% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Uganda Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.83% -0.10%
2022 2.93% -0.49%
2021 3.42% -0.49%
2020 3.91% 0.73%
2019 3.19% -0.24%
2018 3.42% -0.22%
2017 3.64% 0.48%
2016 3.17% 0.38%
2015 2.79% 0.38%
2014 2.40% 0.49%
2013 1.91% -1.64%
2012 3.55% 0.02%
2011 3.53% -0.09%
2010 3.62% 0.02%
2009 3.60% 0.55%
2008 3.05% 0.37%
2007 2.68% 0.41%
2006 2.27% 0.37%
2005 1.90% -0.81%
2004 2.71% -0.89%
2003 3.60% 0.10%
2002 3.50% -0.02%
2001 3.52% 0.00%
2000 3.52% 0.07%
1999 3.45% 0.04%
1998 3.42% 0.20%
1997 3.22% 0.04%
1996 3.18% -0.02%
1995 3.20% -0.23%
1994 3.42% -0.02%
1993 3.45% -0.05%
1992 3.50% 0.09%
1991 3.40% 0.09%