Uganda Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.61%, a 0.6% decline from 2021.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.21%, a 0.6% decline from 2020.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.81%, a 0.92% increase from 2019.
  • Uganda youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.89%, a 0.35% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Uganda Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 4.61% -0.60%
2021 5.21% -0.60%
2020 5.81% 0.92%
2019 4.89% -0.35%
2018 5.24% -0.33%
2017 5.57% 0.79%
2016 4.78% 0.65%
2015 4.13% 0.66%
2014 3.47% 0.81%
2013 2.66% -2.59%
2012 5.25% -0.01%
2011 5.26% -0.18%
2010 5.43% -0.02%
2009 5.45% 0.83%
2008 4.62% 0.57%
2007 4.06% 0.62%
2006 3.44% 0.57%
2005 2.87% -1.21%
2004 4.07% -1.34%
2003 5.41% 0.20%
2002 5.21% -0.03%
2001 5.24% -0.01%
2000 5.25% 0.09%
1999 5.16% 0.05%
1998 5.11% 0.28%
1997 4.83% 0.06%
1996 4.78% -0.02%
1995 4.80% -0.33%
1994 5.12% -0.03%
1993 5.15% -0.07%
1992 5.22% 0.14%
1991 5.08% 5.08%
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%