Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 was 240,610 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
240,610
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 106 countries
All-time high
281,171
in 2011
All-time low
184,284
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200920211998: 241.3k2000: 238.8k2001: 229.2k2002: 203.2k2003: 188.7k2004: 191.2k2005: 184.3k2006: 245.2k2007: 241.1k2008: 238.3k2009: 241.7k2010: 271.3k2011: 281.2k2012: 267.8k2013: 279.3k2014: 276.5k2015: 278.1k2016: 271.6k2017: 265.4k2018: 265.4k2019: 261.9k2020: 238.5k2021: 240.6k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Uruguay stood at 240,610.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Uruguay peaked at 281,171 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 184,284, in 2005.

That places Uruguay 70th out of 106 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 241,327 241,327 241,327 1
2000s 220,164 184,284 245,175 10
2010s 271,840 261,910 281,171 10
2020s 239,573 238,536 240,610 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 67 Hungary 265,518 compare
  2. 68 Czechia 243,691 compare
  3. 69 Greece 241,334 compare
  4. 71 Serbia 213,591 compare
  5. 72 Ireland 199,384 compare
  6. 73 Georgia 192,635 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Uruguay?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Uruguay was 240,610 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 281,171 in 2011.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 184,284 in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24?
Uruguay ranks 70th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,543 data points, 1970–2021
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