Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
13th
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 25-64 in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.10.20.31998200820191998: 0.252 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.266 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.27 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.288 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.29 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.277 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.293 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.295 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.302 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.286 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.29 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.291 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.284 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.283 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.279 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.282 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.292 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.298 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.299 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.309 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

That places Uruguay 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.3% +5.5%
2001 0.3% +1.9%
2002 0.3% +6.4%
2003 0.3% +0.7%
2004 0.3% -4.3%
2005 0.3% +5.7%
2006 0.3% +0.8%
2007 0.3% +2.1%
2008 0.3% -5.2%
2009 0.3% +1.5%
2010 0.3% +0.3%
2011 0.3% -2.3%
2012 0.3% -0.3%
2014 0.3% -1.6%
2015 0.3% +1.0%
2016 0.3% +3.8%
2017 0.3% +1.9%
2018 0.3% +0.3%
2019 0.3% +3.5%

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
Uruguay ranks 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2019.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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