Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Uganda
Uganda: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 6.65 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Uganda, 2010–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6.65 % for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in 2021.
The figure is down 45.0% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Uganda peaked at 19.92 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.72 %, in 2014.
That places Uganda 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.92 % | — |
| 2011 | 15.16 % | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 12.25 % | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 5.72 % | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 8.97 % | +56.8% |
| 2019 | 12.09 % | +34.8% |
| 2021 | 6.65 % | -45.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6.65 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.21 %, 31% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.35 % | 5.72 % | 19.92 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.65 % | 6.65 % | 6.65 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Uganda?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Uganda was 6.65 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.92 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 % in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.