Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Employment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
48th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.935 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.907 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.894 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.875 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.876 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.91 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.912 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.925 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.937 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.948 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.951 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.957 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.959 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.96 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.959 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.957 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.952 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.949 % of labor force aged 25-642017: 0.949 % of labor force aged 25-642018: 0.946 % of labor force aged 25-642019: 0.943 % of labor force aged 25-642020: 0.931 % of labor force aged 25-642021: 0.942 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 25-64 in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 25-64 in Uruguay peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2002.

That places Uruguay 48th out of 108 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 25-64 in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% -3.0%
2001 0.9% -1.4%
2002 0.9% -2.1%
2003 0.9% +0.0%
2004 0.9% +3.9%
2005 0.9% +0.3%
2006 0.9% +1.4%
2007 0.9% +1.3%
2008 0.9% +1.2%
2009 1.0% +0.3%
2010 1.0% +0.6%
2011 1.0% +0.2%
2012 1.0% +0.2%
2013 1.0% -0.1%
2014 1.0% -0.2%
2015 1.0% -0.6%
2016 0.9% -0.3%
2017 0.9% +0.0%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% -0.4%
2020 0.9% -1.3%
2021 0.9% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 45 Trinidad and Tobago 1.0% compare
  2. 46 Egypt 0.9% compare
  3. 47 Poland 0.9% compare
  4. 49 Bolivia 0.9% compare
  5. 50 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  6. 51 Argentina 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 25-64 in Uruguay?
Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for employment rate, aged 25-64?
Uruguay ranks 48th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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