Uganda Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Uganda Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	2.94%	-0.48%
2021	3.42%	-0.39%
2020	3.81%	0.70%
2019	3.11%	-0.27%
2018	3.38%	-0.26%
2017	3.64%	0.49%
2016	3.15%	0.36%
2015	2.79%	0.36%
2014	2.43%	0.52%
2013	1.91%	-1.64%
2012	3.55%	0.04%
2011	3.51%	-0.12%
2010	3.63%	0.03%
2009	3.60%	0.59%
2008	3.01%	0.36%
2007	2.65%	0.40%
2006	2.25%	0.35%
2005	1.90%	-0.79%
2004	2.69%	-0.91%
2003	3.60%	0.10%
2002	3.50%	-0.03%
2001	3.53%	-0.01%
2000	3.54%	0.09%
1999	3.45%	0.05%
1998	3.40%	0.26%
1997	3.14%	0.05%
1996	3.09%	-0.02%
1995	3.12%	-0.31%
1994	3.43%	-0.03%
1993	3.46%	-0.08%
1992	3.54%	0.13%
1991	3.41%	3.41%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%