Who works for Uganda’s government?

Uganda’s public service had 356,800 employees in 2023, up from 308,451 in 2016. 49% are teachers. The public-service wage bill was about UGX 411 billion a month in 2023, up from UGX 276 billion in 2020.

Who works for Uganda’s government?

Public servants by group

Ministries & agencies
Teachers
Police & prisons
Public universities
Local governments

	Ministries & agencies	Teachers	Police & prisons	Public universities	Local governments
2016	22,965	159,690	53,078	6,453	66,265
2017	21,734	159,670	53,293	5,835	68,221
2018	22,145	159,866	52,870	6,754	70,743
2019	22,312	169,920	50,555	6,937	70,349
2020	22,642	170,791	56,281	7,102	72,817
2021	23,875	173,091	61,733	7,258	76,082
2022	24,262	176,032	62,093	7,440	83,441
2023	24,985	176,411	61,725	7,635	86,044

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