Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Uganda's unemployment rate stands at 2.75% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.74% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Uganda's unemployment rate was 2.75%, up from 2.74% in 2024.
In 2024, Uganda's unemployment rate was 2.74%, down from 2.75% in 2023.
In 2023, Uganda's unemployment rate was 2.75%, down from 2.89% in 2022.
In 2022, Uganda's unemployment rate was 2.89%, down from 3.42% in 2021.
In 2021, Uganda's unemployment rate was 3.42%, down from 3.82% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.75% | +0.006% |
| 2024 | 2.74% | -0.014% |
| 2023 | 2.75% | -0.131% |
| 2022 | 2.89% | -0.531% |
| 2021 | 3.42% | -0.403% |
| 2020 | 3.82% | +0.762% |
| 2019 | 3.06% | -0.192% |
| 2018 | 3.25% | -0.179% |
| 2017 | 3.43% | +0.426% |
| 2016 | 3% | +0.321% |
| 2015 | 2.68% | +0.324% |
| 2014 | 2.36% | +0.447% |
| 2013 | 1.91% | -1.64% |
| 2012 | 3.55% | +0.028% |
| 2011 | 3.52% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.62% | +0.023% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.565% |
| 2008 | 3.04% | +0.368% |
| 2007 | 2.67% | +0.403% |
| 2006 | 2.26% | +0.364% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -0.799% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -0.901% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -0.022% |
| 2001 | 3.52% | -0.009% |
| 2000 | 3.53% | +0.071% |
| 1999 | 3.46% | +0.036% |
| 1998 | 3.42% | +0.215% |
| 1997 | 3.21% | +0.04% |
| 1996 | 3.17% | -0.024% |
| 1995 | 3.19% | -0.265% |
| 1994 | 3.46% | -0.029% |
| 1993 | 3.49% | -0.066% |
| 1992 | 3.55% | +0.105% |
| 1991 | 3.45% | — |
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Uganda's unemployment rate is 2.75% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.74% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.82% (2020); the lowest is 1.9% (2005), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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