Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay

Uruguay: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
8th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.10.20.31998200820191998: 0.264 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.28 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.287 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.299 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.304 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.294 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.304 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.307 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.309 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.283 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.287 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.288 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.297 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.289 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.284 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.29 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.298 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.308 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.306 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.321 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 8th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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  5. 10 Nepal 0.3% compare
  6. 11 Honduras 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 81 countries with data for 2019.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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