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

Uruguay: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
63rd
of 99 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, urban in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.621 % of urban population2000: 0.62 % of urban population2001: 0.62 % of urban population2002: 0.621 % of urban population2003: 0.617 % of urban population2004: 0.62 % of urban population2005: 0.616 % of urban population2006: 0.62 % of urban population2007: 0.621 % of urban population2008: 0.623 % of urban population2009: 0.628 % of urban population2010: 0.629 % of urban population2011: 0.649 % of urban population2012: 0.642 % of urban population2013: 0.642 % of urban population2014: 0.65 % of urban population2015: 0.651 % of urban population2016: 0.654 % of urban population2017: 0.655 % of urban population2018: 0.656 % of urban population2019: 0.657 % of urban population2020: 0.659 % of urban population2021: 0.655 % of urban population

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

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

Uruguay ranks 63rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of urban population Change
1998 0.6%
2000 0.6% -0.1%
2001 0.6% -0.1%
2002 0.6% +0.3%
2003 0.6% -0.7%
2004 0.6% +0.5%
2005 0.6% -0.6%
2006 0.6% +0.7%
2007 0.6% +0.0%
2008 0.6% +0.4%
2009 0.6% +0.9%
2010 0.6% +0.1%
2011 0.6% +3.1%
2012 0.6% -1.1%
2013 0.6% +0.0%
2014 0.6% +1.2%
2015 0.7% +0.2%
2016 0.7% +0.3%
2017 0.7% +0.3%
2018 0.7% +0.1%
2019 0.7% +0.2%
2020 0.7% +0.2%
2021 0.7% -0.6%

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. 60 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
  2. 61 Tajikistan 0.7% compare
  3. 62 Peru 0.7% compare
  4. 64 Bolivia 0.7% compare
  5. 65 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  6. 66 Argentina 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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