Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 was 32.15 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32.15
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
75th
of 80 countries
All-time high
40.34
in 1998
All-time low
32.15
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, 1998–2019

0102030401998200820191998: 40.32000: 39.12001: 38.42002: 37.12003: 35.92004: 36.92005: 36.72006: 37.72007: 36.82008: 36.52009: 36.42010: 36.52011: 36.22012: 36.42014: 36.22015: 35.32016: 34.82017: 33.62018: 33.42019: 32.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Uruguay is 32.15, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Uruguay peaked at 40.34 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32.15, in 2019.

Uruguay ranks 75th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.34 40.34 40.34 1
2000s 37.13 35.85 39.12 10
2010s 34.95 32.15 36.5 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 72 Ecuador 32.86 compare
  2. 73 Peru 32.63 compare
  3. 74 United States 32.57 compare
  4. 76 Netherlands 31.63 compare
  5. 77 Finland 31.41 compare
  6. 78 Denmark 30.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Uruguay?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Uruguay was 32.15 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 40.34 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 32.15 in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-24?
Uruguay ranks 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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