Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda
Uganda: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda stood at 7.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda peaked at 19.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2014.
That places Uganda 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.3% | — |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -30.5% | 9.8% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Uganda was 7.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of total employment working in the industry sector.