Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
34th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, 2006–2021

00.20.40.62006201320212006: 0.624 % of rural population2007: 0.625 % of rural population2008: 0.625 % of rural population2009: 0.631 % of rural population2010: 0.629 % of rural population2011: 0.644 % of rural population2012: 0.634 % of rural population2013: 0.654 % of rural population2014: 0.652 % of rural population2015: 0.66 % of rural population2016: 0.656 % of rural population2017: 0.649 % of rural population2018: 0.664 % of rural population2019: 0.653 % of rural population2020: 0.632 % of rural population2021: 0.641 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.

Uruguay ranks 34th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Uruguay, 2006 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
2006 0.6%
2007 0.6% +0.2%
2008 0.6% -0.0%
2009 0.6% +1.0%
2010 0.6% -0.4%
2011 0.6% +2.4%
2012 0.6% -1.6%
2013 0.7% +3.2%
2014 0.7% -0.3%
2015 0.7% +1.3%
2016 0.7% -0.6%
2017 0.6% -1.1%
2018 0.7% +2.3%
2019 0.7% -1.7%
2020 0.6% -3.2%
2021 0.6% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 31 Iceland 0.6% compare
  2. 32 Latvia 0.6% compare
  3. 33 Spain 0.6% compare
  4. 35 Tunisia 0.6% compare
  5. 36 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  6. 37 Romania 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Uruguay ranks 34th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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