Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay

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

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
49th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2021

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

0.040.060.080.10.120.141998200920211998: 0.079 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.11 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.116 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.138 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.137 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.104 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.097 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.083 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.066 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.055 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.053 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.051 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.05 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.047 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.051 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.052 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.066 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.067 % of male labor force in working age2017: 0.068 % of male labor force in working age2018: 0.071 % of male labor force in working age2019: 0.075 % of male labor force in working age2020: 0.088 % of male labor force in working age2021: 0.078 % of male labor force in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay peaked at 0.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 49th 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, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1998 0.1%
2000 0.1% +39.9%
2001 0.1% +5.5%
2002 0.1% +18.6%
2003 0.1% -0.7%
2004 0.1% -23.7%
2005 0.1% -7.3%
2006 0.1% -14.2%
2007 0.1% -19.8%
2008 0.1% -17.2%
2009 0.1% -2.9%
2010 0.1% -4.5%
2011 0.0% -2.8%
2012 0.0% -4.5%
2013 0.1% +8.6%
2014 0.1% +1.2%
2015 0.1% +25.8%
2016 0.1% +2.0%
2017 0.1% +1.3%
2018 0.1% +4.3%
2019 0.1% +6.3%
2020 0.1% +17.6%
2021 0.1% -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 46 Armenia 0.1% compare
  2. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% compare
  3. 48 India 0.1% compare
  4. 50 Estonia 0.1% compare
  5. 51 Belize 0.1%
  6. 52 Belgium 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Uruguay ranks 49th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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