Labour Force (Total) rose 5.44% to 17.0 mil in Uganda in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Uganda reached an all time high of 17.0 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 6.29 mil in 1990. When compared to Uganda's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Kenya amounted to 23.9 mil, 6.78 mil in Rwanda, 4.28 mil in South Sudan and 33.4 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Uganda has been ranked 37th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | mil | 4.51 | 4.52 | 4.60 | 4.76 | 4.96 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 47.7 | 49.4 | 51.2 | 52.9 | 54.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 5.72 | 5.89 | 6.08 | 6.26 | 6.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 4.67 | 4.54 | 4.24 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 |
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