Number of people employed in agriculture in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people employed in agriculture was 14.75 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.75 million people
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
14.75 million people
in 2025
All-time low
4.14 million people
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Number of people employed in agriculture in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 14.75 million people for number of people employed in agriculture 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, number of people employed in agriculture in Uganda peaked at 14.75 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.14 million people, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.14 million people | — |
| 1992 | 4.29 million people | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.41 million people | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.55 million people | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 4.62 million people | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.68 million people | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.79 million people | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.90 million people | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5.02 million people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 5.18 million people | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.31 million people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.43 million people | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.59 million people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.91 million people | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 6.24 million people | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.45 million people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.70 million people | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 6.97 million people | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.25 million people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 7.17 million people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.54 million people | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 7.66 million people | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 10.60 million people | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 10.17 million people | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 10.29 million people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.44 million people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.57 million people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.78 million people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.72 million people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.83 million people | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 12.95 million people | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 13.59 million people | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 13.98 million people | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 14.37 million people | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 14.75 million people | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.60 million people | 4.14 million people | 5.02 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.10 million people | 5.18 million people | 7.25 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.69 million people | 7.17 million people | 10.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.58 million people | 11.83 million people | 14.75 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 7 Pakistan 29.18 million people compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.93 million people compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 21.64 million people compare
- 11 Viet Nam 14.07 million people compare
- 12 Thailand 11.58 million people compare
- 13 Madagascar 11.47 million people compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Uganda?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Uganda was 14.75 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.75 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 million people in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.