Labor Force of Uganda
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Uganda was 18,197,126, a difference of +730,590 (4.18% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 9,171,352, and the female labor force was 9,025,774.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Uganda.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Uganda
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 6290385 3343340 2947045
1991 6492431 3459816 3032615
1992 6706125 3567659 3138467
1993 6926204 3679200 3247004
1994 7137229 3785586 3351643
1995 7273738 3849990 3423748
1996 7415858 3917056 3498802
1997 7594788 4003972 3590816
1998 7793558 4100970 3692588
1999 8041854 4225190 3816664
2000 8289243 4347708 3941535
2001 8537792 4471242 4066550
2002 8810532 4607908 4202624
2003 9100783 4754249 4346534
2004 9377842 4894296 4483546
2005 9660213 5036835 4623378
2006 9960400 5188372 4772028
2007 10281641 5350566 4931075
2008 10622845 5521755 5101090
2009 10979617 5700617 5279000
2010 11353046 5887690 5465356
2011 11740672 6081668 5659004
2012 12143029 6281589 5861440
2013 12561282 6474085 6087197
2014 13026478 6690399 6336079
2015 13550001 6936246 6613755
2016 14163205 7224651 6938554
2017 14847009 7548219 7298790
2018 15501519 7862370 7639149
2019 16175558 8179980 7995578
2020 16728018 8464377 8263641
2021 17466536 8806627 8659909
2022 18197126 9171352 9025774