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

Uruguay: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 36.83 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
36.83
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
64th
of 79 countries
All-time high
43.76
in 1998
All-time low
36.83
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

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

0102030401998200820191998: 43.82000: 42.52001: 41.82002: 40.32003: 402004: 40.72005: 402006: 41.52007: 39.22008: 40.42009: 40.42010: 40.42011: 40.32012: 37.42014: 39.32015: 392016: 38.12017: 37.72018: 37.32019: 36.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay is 36.83, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 43.76 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 36.83, in 2019.

Uruguay ranks 64th of 79 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 43.76 43.76 43.76 1
2000s 40.68 39.21 42.49 10
2010s 38.49 36.83 40.4 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 61 Romania 37.15 compare
  2. 62 Estonia 37.09 compare
  3. 63 Sweden 36.91 compare
  4. 65 Iceland 35.93 compare
  5. 66 Ireland 35.63 compare
  6. 67 Peru 35.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay was 36.83 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 43.76 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 36.83 in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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