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

Uruguay: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
47th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.621 % of total population2000: 0.62 % of total population2001: 0.62 % of total population2002: 0.621 % of total population2003: 0.617 % of total population2004: 0.62 % of total population2005: 0.616 % of total population2006: 0.621 % of total population2007: 0.621 % of total population2008: 0.623 % of total population2009: 0.629 % of total population2010: 0.629 % of total population2011: 0.649 % of total population2012: 0.641 % of total population2013: 0.643 % of total population2014: 0.65 % of total population2015: 0.652 % of total population2016: 0.654 % of total population2017: 0.655 % of total population2018: 0.656 % of total population2019: 0.657 % of total population2020: 0.657 % of total population2021: 0.654 % of total population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

That places Uruguay 47th out of 112 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 44 Iceland 0.7% compare
  2. 45 Serbia 0.7% compare
  3. 46 Czechia 0.7% compare
  4. 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
  5. 49 United States 0.7% compare
  6. 50 Bulgaria 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 112 places β†’

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Uruguay ranks 47th out of 112 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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