Uganda Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 53.05%, a 0.07% decline from 2022.
  • Uganda labor force participation rate for 2022 was 53.12%, a 0.34% decline from 2021.
  • Uganda labor force participation rate for 2021 was 53.45%, a 0.22% decline from 2020.
  • Uganda labor force participation rate for 2020 was 53.67%, a 0.52% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Uganda Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 53.05% -0.07%
2022 53.12% -0.34%
2021 53.45% -0.22%
2020 53.67% -0.52%
2019 54.19% -0.75%
2018 54.94% -0.68%
2017 55.62% 0.38%
2016 55.24% 0.39%
2015 54.85% 0.39%
2014 54.47% 0.39%
2013 54.08% 0.39%
2012 53.69% -0.08%
2011 53.77% -0.08%
2010 53.85% -0.08%
2009 53.93% -0.08%
2008 54.00% -0.08%
2007 54.08% -0.08%
2006 54.16% -0.08%
2005 54.24% -0.08%
2004 54.31% -0.08%
2003 54.39% -0.08%
2002 54.47% -0.08%
2001 54.55% -0.08%
2000 54.62% -0.08%
1999 54.70% -0.08%
1998 54.78% -0.08%
1997 54.86% -0.08%
1996 54.93% -0.08%
1995 55.01% -0.08%
1994 55.09% -0.08%
1993 55.16% -0.08%
1992 55.24% -0.08%
1991 55.32% -0.08%