Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural was 85,282 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
85,282
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
84th
of 96 countries
All-time high
139,645
in 2011
All-time low
84,579
in 2020
Years of data
16
2006–2021

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, 2006–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k2006201320212006: 91.3k2007: 89.2k2008: 89.5k2009: 114.2k2010: 93.0k2011: 139.6k2012: 99.8k2013: 93.2k2014: 94.9k2015: 94.6k2016: 94.2k2017: 93.1k2018: 93.2k2019: 91.8k2020: 84.6k2021: 85.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay stood at 85,282.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay peaked at 139,645 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 84,579, in 2020.

That places Uruguay 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 91,289 —
2007 89,230 -2.3%
2008 89,470 +0.3%
2009 114,182 +27.6%
2010 93,009 -18.5%
2011 139,645 +50.1%
2012 99,795 -28.5%
2013 93,202 -6.6%
2014 94,889 +1.8%
2015 94,629 -0.3%
2016 94,246 -0.4%
2017 93,079 -1.2%
2018 93,194 +0.1%
2019 91,820 -1.5%
2020 84,579 -7.9%
2021 85,282 +0.8%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 85,282 is below the median for high income countries, which is 828,162, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 85,282 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 7% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +50.1% 93,009 139,645
2012 -28.5% 139,645 99,795
2009 +27.6% 89,470 114,182

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96,043 89,230 114,182 4
2010s 98,751 91,820 139,645 10
2020s 84,930 84,579 85,282 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 81 Gambia 200,419 compare
  2. 82 Luxembourg 123,471 compare
  3. 83 Cyprus 110,060 compare
  4. 85 Djibouti 49,403 compare
  5. 86 Belize 40,843
  6. 87 Iceland 23,625 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay was 85,282 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 139,645 in 2011.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 84,579 in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural?
Uruguay ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,349 data points, 1970–2021
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