Uganda — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Uganda, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Uganda was 80.03% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 84.52% in 2013. The lowest was 69.92% in 2012 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.25% per year.
Uganda ranks 8 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 4%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Uganda sits above it. It peaked in 2013 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 6%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 4 of 47 economies; Niger (79.74%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 21% in 2013. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 26th of 187 in 1990 → 24th of 187 in 2000 → 25th of 187 in 2010 → 11th of 187 in 2020 → 8th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 79.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 80% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 80.03% | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 78.01% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 77.24% | +2.4 pp |
| 2018 | 74.79% | +3.0 pp |
| 2017 | 71.76% | -2.0 pp |
| 2016 | 73.78% | -1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 75.58% | -1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 77.21% | -7.3 pp |
| 2013 | 84.52% | +14.6 pp |
| 2012 | 69.92% | -10.2 pp |
| 2011 | 80.16% | +6.8 pp |
| 2010 | 73.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 73.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 73.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 73.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 73.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 74.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 74.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 74.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 74.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 74.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 74.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 74.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 73.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 73.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 73.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 73.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 73.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 73.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 73.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uganda’s Labor participation in 1991?
73.33% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uganda’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +9.2% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 80.03%; 2024: 79.97%; 2023: 80%; 2022: 80.03%; 2021: 79.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.