Work & Labour in Uganda 150 indicators covering work & labour for Uganda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 80.0% 2025 up 5.9% 8th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.6% 2025 up 9.2% 12th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.3% 2025 down 6.1% 28th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.6% 2025 up 2.5% 9th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.2% 2025 up 6.4% 17th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.6% 2025 up 9.8% 20th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.9% 2025 up 3.0% 22nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 69.8% 2025 up 15.5% 10th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 73.6% 2025 up 19.9% 6th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 66.0% 2025 up 11.0% 11th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 89.3% 2025 down 6.1% 28th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 4.2% 2025 up 8.1% 166th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 3.3% 2025 down 1.5% 172nd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.1% 2025 up 17.3% 163rd Employment in services (% of total employment) 27.9% 2025 up 30.0% 176th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 29.9% 2025 up 30.6% 172nd Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 25.6% 2025 up 28.5% 174th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 7.3% 2025 up 7.1% 179th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 10.8% 2025 up 4.7% 175th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 3.5% 2025 up 6.8% 175th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 6.4% 2025 up 37.1% 60th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 5.4% 2025 up 84.3% 55th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 7.6% 2025 up 16.7% 69th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 19.5% 2025 down 9.6% 171st Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 26.3% 2025 down 7.7% 170th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 12.1% 2025 down 16.7% 170th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 80.5% 2025 up 2.6% 16th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 73.7% 2025 up 3.1% 17th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 87.9% 2025 up 2.8% 17th Employers, total (% of total employment) 6.1% 2025 up 204.5% 23rd Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.9% 2025 up 165.3% 24th Employers, female (% of female employment) 4.2% 2025 up 304.3% 17th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 74.4% 2025 down 2.7% 24th GDP per person employed 6,731 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 2.0% 167th GDP per employed person 6,731 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 2.0% 167th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 65.9% 2023 down 10.8% 9th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.4% 2021 up 287.7% 135th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.9% 2021 up 293.5% 137th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.0% 2021 up 287.3% 133rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.4% 2021 up 2.6% 15th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.7% 2021 down 4.1% 10th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 79.4% 2021 down 0.8% 12th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 74.7% 2021 down 4.1% 10th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 74.7% 2021 down 4.1% 10th Female labor force participation rate 74.7% 2021 down 4.1% 10th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 74.3% 2021 down 0.1% 6th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 65.9% 2021 down 2.3% 7th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.5% 2021 down 6.5% 40th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 69.9% 2021 down 1.4% 7th Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 31.9% 2025 up 27.9% 207th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 5.2% 2021 up 295.5% 138th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 3.9% 2021 up 267.8% 139th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 6.4% 2021 up 311.6% 130th Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 65.9% 2021 down 2.3% 7th Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 71.7% 2021 down 7.0% 12th Female employment rate 71.7% 2021 down 7.0% 12th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 13.3% 2025 down 12.3% 126th Page 1 of 3 Next →