Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 was 37.87 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
37.87
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
72nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
43.31
in 1998
All-time low
37.87
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Uruguay, 1998–2019

0102030401998200820191998: 43.32000: 42.72001: 41.62002: 40.62003: 40.12004: 40.82005: 40.42006: 412007: 40.42008: 40.92009: 40.42010: 40.22011: 40.22012: 39.72014: 39.62015: 39.42016: 38.92017: 38.62018: 38.32019: 37.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 37.87 for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Uruguay peaked at 43.31 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 37.87, in 2019.

That places Uruguay 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 43.31 43.31 43.31 1
2000s 40.9 40.12 42.73 10
2010s 39.2 37.87 40.25 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 69 United Kingdom 38.33 compare
  2. 70 Norway 38.14 compare
  3. 71 Kyrgyzstan 37.95 compare
  4. 73 Germany 37.82 compare
  5. 74 Denmark 37.23 compare
  6. 75 Belgium 36.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Uruguay?
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Uruguay was 37.87 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 43.31 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 37.87 in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64?
Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64
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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