Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uganda

Uganda: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
World rank
78th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1992
Years of data
8
1992–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uganda, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.20.251992200420161992: 0 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.166 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.154 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.176 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.199 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.189 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.181 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.243 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uganda is 0.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uganda peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.

Uganda ranks 78th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Uganda, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1992 0.0%
1999 0.2%
2002 0.2% -7.0%
2005 0.2% +14.0%
2009 0.2% +13.2%
2010 0.2% -4.9%
2012 0.2% -4.4%
2016 0.2% +34.2%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 75 Ghana 0.3% compare
  2. 76 Nepal 0.3% compare
  3. 77 Zambia 0.3% compare
  4. 79 Mozambique 0.2% compare
  5. 80 Nigeria 0.2% compare
  6. 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uganda?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uganda was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
How does Uganda rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Uganda ranks 78th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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