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 91.34 % 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
Uganda recorded 91.34 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2021.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda peaked at 91.71 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 85.85 %, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 8th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91.27 % | — |
| 2011 | 91.71 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.38 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 89.95 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 85.85 % | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 87.72 % | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 91.34 % | +4.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 91.34 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.25 %, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.15 % | 85.85 % | 91.71 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.34 % | 91.34 % | 91.34 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- 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 91.34 % 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 91.71 % 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 85.85 % in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 68 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 0.4%. 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]: Agricultural employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.