Workers in Informal Employment in Uganda: A Statistical Profile, 2018-2021
The number of people employed in Uganda rose between 2018 and 2021 (from 10.2 to 10.3 million), but the rate of employment fell from 50% to 44% of the working-age population, nationally. Employment in Uganda is overwhelmingly informal. Throughout the period – and nationally, in urban areas, and in Kampala – 90% or more of employment was informal.
This Statistical Brief focuses on six worker groups – domestic workers, home-based workers, market traders, street vendors, construction workers and transport workers. Almost all of the first four groups were in informal employment. With the exception of domestic workers and construction workers, most of whom are employees, the predominant employment status for the worker groups was self-employment with no employees.
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