Uganda Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.50%, a 0.1% decline from 2022.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.60%, a 0.61% decline from 2021.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.21%, a 0.71% decline from 2020.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.92%, a 0.94% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Uganda Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 4.50% -0.10%
2022 4.60% -0.61%
2021 5.21% -0.71%
2020 5.92% 0.94%
2019 4.98% -0.31%
2018 5.28% -0.29%
2017 5.57% 0.77%
2016 4.80% 0.67%
2015 4.13% 0.68%
2014 3.45% 0.79%
2013 2.66% -2.60%
2012 5.26% -0.01%
2011 5.27% -0.14%
2010 5.41% -0.02%
2009 5.43% 0.77%
2008 4.66% 0.58%
2007 4.07% 0.62%
2006 3.46% 0.59%
2005 2.87% -1.22%
2004 4.09% -1.32%
2003 5.41% 0.19%
2002 5.23% -0.02%
2001 5.25% -0.01%
2000 5.26% 0.07%
1999 5.19% 0.04%
1998 5.15% 0.21%
1997 4.94% 0.05%
1996 4.89% -0.01%
1995 4.90% -0.24%
1994 5.14% -0.01%
1993 5.16% -0.05%
1992 5.20% 0.10%
1991 5.10% 0.10%