Labor force, female, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2193 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Uganda is 0.2193 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.2193 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1711 units per person, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 73rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1899 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1896 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1893 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1891 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1886 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1873 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1861 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1852 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1844 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1841 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1837 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1832 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.183 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.183 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1828 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1825 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1824 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1825 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1826 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1829 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1833 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2028 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1711 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2148 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1996 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.196 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1922 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.188 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1967 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2047 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.207 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2108 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2143 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2159 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2177 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2193 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1874 units per person | 0.1841 units per person | 0.1899 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1829 units per person | 0.1824 units per person | 0.1837 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1949 units per person | 0.1711 units per person | 0.2148 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2142 units per person | 0.207 units per person | 0.2193 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Uganda?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Uganda was 0.2193 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2193 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1711 units per person in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.