ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Uganda
Uganda: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 14,755 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 14,755 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Uganda peaked at 14,755 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,144 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Uganda 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,144 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 4,285 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 4,409 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4,546 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,617 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4,684 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,792 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 4,902 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5,024 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 5,176 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 5,314 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5,432 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5,590 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5,908 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 6,242 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 6,452 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 6,702 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 6,974 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7,248 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 7,167 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8,538 1000 No | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 7,664 1000 No | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 10,598 1000 No | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 10,165 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 10,287 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10,436 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 10,569 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10,778 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10,716 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11,830 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 12,954 1000 No | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 13,588 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 13,983 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 14,366 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 14,755 1000 No | +2.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 14,755 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,124 1000 No, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 14,755 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,815 1000 No, 8.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +38.3% | 7,664 1000 No | 10,598 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,600 1000 No | 4,144 1000 No | 5,024 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,104 1000 No | 5,176 1000 No | 7,248 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,692 1000 No | 7,167 1000 No | 10,778 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,580 1000 No | 11,830 1000 No | 14,755 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Pakistan 29,180 1000 No compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,934 1000 No compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 21,643 1000 No compare
- 12 Viet Nam 14,068 1000 No compare
- 13 Thailand 11,580 1000 No compare
- 14 Madagascar 11,470 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1771 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Uganda?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Uganda was 14,755 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14,755 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,144 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.