Uganda — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1991–2025 · 35 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
Uganda's unemployment rate reading was 2.75% in 2025. The period change from 2.74% in 2024 was +0.01 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 3.11%.
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- Annual data, 1991–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.75 % |
| 2024 | 2.74 % |
| 2023 | 2.75 % |
| 2022 | 2.88 % |
| 2021 | 3.42 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 3.82 % |
| 2019 | 3.06 % |
| 2018 | 3.25 % |
| 2017 | 3.43 % |
| 2016 | 3 % |