Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Uruguay, 1998–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Uruguay is 0.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 72nd out of 108 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.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of female youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Uruguay?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
- Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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