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

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
5th
of 78 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, urban in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.10.20.31998200820191998: 0.26 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.276 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.281 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.299 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.304 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.289 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.304 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.312 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.318 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.303 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.308 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.305 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.299 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.295 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.291 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.298 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.307 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.316 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.318 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.331 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

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

Uruguay ranks 5th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.3% +6.5%
2001 0.3% +1.7%
2002 0.3% +6.4%
2003 0.3% +1.6%
2004 0.3% -4.9%
2005 0.3% +5.2%
2006 0.3% +2.7%
2007 0.3% +1.8%
2008 0.3% -4.7%
2009 0.3% +1.7%
2010 0.3% -1.0%
2011 0.3% -2.0%
2012 0.3% -1.1%
2014 0.3% -1.5%
2015 0.3% +2.3%
2016 0.3% +3.2%
2017 0.3% +2.8%
2018 0.3% +0.7%
2019 0.3% +4.0%

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

  1. 2 Georgia 0.5% compare
  2. 3 Argentina 0.4% compare
  3. 4 Belgium 0.4% compare
  4. 6 Peru 0.3% compare
  5. 7 Ireland 0.3% compare
  6. 8 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban 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, urban 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, urban?
Uruguay ranks 5th out of 78 countries with data for 2019.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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