Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda
Uganda: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 95 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda, 2010–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda stood at 95 %.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda peaked at 96.22 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 93.02 %, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 6th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.99 % | — |
| 2011 | 96.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.02 % | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 95.81 % | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 93.42 % | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 94.32 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 95 % | +0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 95 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.17 %, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8 % | 93.02 % | 96.22 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 95 % | 95 % | 95 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Bangladesh 96.35 % compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 86.34 % compare
- 4 India 96.23 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 70.86 % compare
- 5 Bhutan 95.72 %
- 5 Viet Nam 68.07 % compare
- 6 Türkiye 66.94 % compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38.26 % compare
- 7 Zambia 94.86 % compare
- 8 Ghana 94.07 % compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 90.24 % 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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda was 95 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.22 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.02 % in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.