Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Uganda

Uganda: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0%
World rank
97th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1999
Years of data
8
1992–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Uganda, 1992–2016

0.010.0150.020.0250.031992200420161992: 0.01 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.009 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.024 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.021 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.009 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.013 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.023 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.032 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Uganda stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Uganda peaked at 0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.

That places Uganda 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Uganda, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1992 0.0%
1999 0.0% -9.4%
2002 0.0% +170.0%
2005 0.0% -11.7%
2009 0.0% -57.7%
2010 0.0% +48.2%
2012 0.0% +69.9%
2016 0.0% +41.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 94 Mozambique 0.0% compare
  2. 95 Ghana 0.0% compare
  3. 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% compare
  4. 98 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
  5. 99 Guinea 0.0% compare
  6. 100 Nepal 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Uganda?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Uganda was 0.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
How does Uganda rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Uganda ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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