Uganda
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#152out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

3.83.32.92.41.9199120082025Uganda · 2025: 2.75%Uganda

Analytical takeaways

  • Uganda records 2.75% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #152 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 3.45% in 1991 to 2.75% in 2025, a decrease of 0.70%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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