Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay

Uruguay: Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
54th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.897 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.862 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.845 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.827 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.829 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.866 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.876 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.885 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.902 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.918 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.921 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.928 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.932 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.935 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.932 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.93 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.92 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.917 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.916 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.912 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.906 % of urban labor force in working age2020: 0.892 % of urban labor force in working age2021: 0.91 % of urban labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places Uruguay 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% -3.9%
2001 0.8% -1.9%
2002 0.8% -2.1%
2003 0.8% +0.2%
2004 0.9% +4.5%
2005 0.9% +1.1%
2006 0.9% +1.0%
2007 0.9% +2.0%
2008 0.9% +1.7%
2009 0.9% +0.4%
2010 0.9% +0.7%
2011 0.9% +0.5%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2013 0.9% -0.3%
2014 0.9% -0.2%
2015 0.9% -1.1%
2016 0.9% -0.4%
2017 0.9% -0.1%
2018 0.9% -0.4%
2019 0.9% -0.6%
2020 0.9% -1.6%
2021 0.9% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 51 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  2. 52 Czechia 0.9% compare
  3. 53 Germany 0.9% compare
  4. 55 Slovakia 0.9% compare
  5. 56 Hungary 0.9% compare
  6. 57 Latvia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Uruguay ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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