Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Uganda's youth unemployment rate stands at 4.18% as of 2025-12-31, down from 4.21% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Uganda's youth unemployment rate was 4.18%, down from 4.21% in 2024.
In 2024, Uganda's youth unemployment rate was 4.21%, up from 4.21% in 2023.
In 2023, Uganda's youth unemployment rate was 4.21%, down from 4.34% in 2022.
In 2022, Uganda's youth unemployment rate was 4.34%, down from 5.04% in 2021.
In 2021, Uganda's youth unemployment rate was 5.04%, down from 5.69% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.18% | -0.028% |
| 2024 | 4.21% | +0.003% |
| 2023 | 4.21% | -0.127% |
| 2022 | 4.34% | -0.705% |
| 2021 | 5.04% | -0.648% |
| 2020 | 5.69% | +0.997% |
| 2019 | 4.69% | -0.193% |
| 2018 | 4.88% | -0.168% |
| 2017 | 5.05% | +0.641% |
| 2016 | 4.41% | +0.54% |
| 2015 | 3.87% | +0.547% |
| 2014 | 3.32% | +0.733% |
| 2013 | 2.59% | -2.68% |
| 2012 | 5.28% | +0.177% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -0.259% |
| 2010 | 5.36% | -0.022% |
| 2009 | 5.38% | +0.781% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.568% |
| 2007 | 4.03% | +0.607% |
| 2006 | 3.42% | +0.571% |
| 2005 | 2.85% | -1.18% |
| 2004 | 4.04% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.33% | +0.184% |
| 2002 | 5.15% | -0.03% |
| 2001 | 5.18% | -0.015% |
| 2000 | 5.19% | +0.067% |
| 1999 | 5.13% | +0.035% |
| 1998 | 5.09% | +0.224% |
| 1997 | 4.87% | +0.04% |
| 1996 | 4.83% | -0.031% |
| 1995 | 4.86% | -0.283% |
| 1994 | 5.14% | -0.027% |
| 1993 | 5.17% | -0.064% |
| 1992 | 5.23% | +0.108% |
| 1991 | 5.12% | — |
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Uganda's youth unemployment rate is 4.18% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.21% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.69% (2020); the lowest is 2.59% (2013), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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