Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education was 37.26 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
37.26
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
76th
of 82 countries
All-time high
42.37
in 1998
All-time low
37.26
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998–2019

0102030401998200820191998: 42.42000: 41.92001: 40.72002: 402003: 39.32004: 402005: 39.72006: 40.12007: 402008: 40.52009: 402010: 39.92011: 39.32012: 39.32014: 392015: 38.82016: 38.42017: 382018: 37.82019: 37.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay is 37.26, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay peaked at 42.37 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 37.26, in 2019.

Uruguay ranks 76th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 42.37 —
2000 41.87 -1.2%
2001 40.72 -2.7%
2002 40.01 -1.8%
2003 39.34 -1.7%
2004 39.98 +1.6%
2005 39.73 -0.6%
2006 40.12 +1.0%
2007 39.98 -0.4%
2008 40.53 +1.4%
2009 40 -1.3%
2010 39.9 -0.2%
2011 39.34 -1.4%
2012 39.33 -0.0%
2014 39.04 -0.7%
2015 38.82 -0.6%
2016 38.4 -1.1%
2017 38 -1.0%
2018 37.79 -0.5%
2019 37.26 -1.4%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 37.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.26, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 37.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.54, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.37 42.37 42.37 1
2000s 40.23 39.34 41.87 10
2010s 38.66 37.26 39.9 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 73 Germany 37.96 compare
  2. 74 Argentina 37.66 compare
  3. 75 Kyrgyzstan 37.62 compare
  4. 77 Denmark 37.03 compare
  5. 78 Belgium 36.3 compare
  6. 79 Ireland 35.48 compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay was 37.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 42.37 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 37.26 in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Uruguay ranks 76th out of 82 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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