Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Uganda

Uganda: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
World rank
95th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
8
1992–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Uganda, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.20.251992200420161992: 0.154 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.141 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.167 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.213 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.2 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.236 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.2% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Uganda peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

That places Uganda 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Uganda, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1999 0.1% -8.7%
2002 0.1% +3.9%
2005 0.2% +14.2%
2009 0.2% +27.9%
2010 0.2% -16.4%
2012 0.2% +11.9%
2016 0.2% +18.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  2. 93 Senegal 0.3% compare
  3. 94 Ghana 0.2% compare
  4. 96 Zambia 0.2% compare
  5. 97 Nigeria 0.2% compare
  6. 98 Nepal 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Uganda?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Uganda was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does Uganda rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Uganda ranks 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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