Share of female workers by sector in Uganda
Uganda: Share of female workers by sector was 70.83 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
70.83
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
76.77
in 2014
All-time low
62.8
in 2003
Years of data
35
1991β2025
Share of female workers by sector in Uganda, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Uganda stood at 70.83.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Uganda peaked at 76.77 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.8, in 2003.
Uganda ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.79 | 63.55 | 65.84 | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.72 | 62.8 | 64.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.63 | 64.28 | 76.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.67 | 70.83 | 72.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 5 Afghanistan 74.62 compare
- 6 Chad 74.37 compare
- 7 Malawi 71.21 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 68.51 compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.38 compare
- 11 Madagascar 68.3 compare
More gender data for Uganda
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 781,759 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 797,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Uganda?
- Share of female workers by sector in Uganda was 70.83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 76.77 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8 in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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