Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
47th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.768 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.805 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.785 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.741 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.732 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.75 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.778 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.728 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.753 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.748 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.741 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.754 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.776 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.782 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.771 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.773 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.758 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.763 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.743 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.739 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.732 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.697 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.716 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Uruguay stood at 0.7%.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

That places Uruguay 47th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.8% +4.8%
2001 0.8% -2.5%
2002 0.7% -5.6%
2003 0.7% -1.2%
2004 0.8% +2.5%
2005 0.8% +3.7%
2006 0.7% -6.4%
2007 0.8% +3.5%
2008 0.7% -0.7%
2009 0.7% -0.9%
2010 0.8% +1.7%
2011 0.8% +2.9%
2012 0.8% +0.8%
2013 0.8% -1.4%
2014 0.8% +0.3%
2015 0.8% -2.0%
2016 0.8% +0.8%
2017 0.7% -2.7%
2018 0.7% -0.6%
2019 0.7% -0.9%
2020 0.7% -4.8%
2021 0.7% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 45 Brazil 0.7% compare
  2. 46 Mexico 0.7% compare
  3. 48 Philippines 0.7% compare
  4. 49 Armenia 0.7% compare
  5. 50 Croatia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Uruguay?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
Uruguay ranks 47th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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