Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
47th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.050.10.150.21998200920211998: 0.133 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.173 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.2 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.215 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.21 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.169 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.156 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.144 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.127 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.107 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.101 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.092 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.083 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.081 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.084 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.086 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.091 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.097 % of female labor force in working age2017: 0.097 % of female labor force in working age2018: 0.103 % of female labor force in working age2019: 0.109 % of female labor force in working age2020: 0.126 % of female labor force in working age2021: 0.098 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 47th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1998 0.1%
2000 0.2% +30.0%
2001 0.2% +15.9%
2002 0.2% +7.3%
2003 0.2% -1.9%
2004 0.2% -19.7%
2005 0.2% -7.7%
2006 0.1% -7.3%
2007 0.1% -12.0%
2008 0.1% -15.7%
2009 0.1% -6.2%
2010 0.1% -8.8%
2011 0.1% -9.8%
2012 0.1% -2.4%
2013 0.1% +4.2%
2014 0.1% +1.9%
2015 0.1% +5.9%
2016 0.1% +6.8%
2017 0.1% +0.5%
2018 0.1% +6.1%
2019 0.1% +5.6%
2020 0.1% +15.7%
2021 0.1% -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 44 Ireland 0.1% compare
  2. 45 Czechia 0.1% compare
  3. 46 Latvia 0.1% compare
  4. 48 Armenia 0.1% compare
  5. 49 Germany 0.1% compare
  6. 50 Chile 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Uruguay ranks 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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