Labor force, female in Uganda
Uganda: Labor force, female was 48.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Uganda is 48.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Uganda peaked at 50.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.0% | — |
| 1991 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 48.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Uganda
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Uganda?
- Labor force, female in Uganda was 48.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for labor force, female?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.