Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
56th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2006–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay, 2006–2021

00.20.40.60.812006201320212006: 0.855 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.869 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.889 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.893 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.905 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.878 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.903 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.886 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.903 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.9 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.877 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.895 % of rural youth labor force2018: 0.834 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.875 % of rural youth labor force2020: 0.796 % of rural youth labor force2021: 0.822 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.8% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.

That places Uruguay 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Uruguay, 2006 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
2006 0.9%
2007 0.9% +1.6%
2008 0.9% +2.3%
2009 0.9% +0.4%
2010 0.9% +1.3%
2011 0.9% -2.9%
2012 0.9% +2.9%
2013 0.9% -1.9%
2014 0.9% +1.9%
2015 0.9% -0.3%
2016 0.9% -2.6%
2017 0.9% +2.1%
2018 0.8% -6.8%
2019 0.9% +4.9%
2020 0.8% -9.1%
2021 0.8% +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 53 Romania 0.8% compare
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  3. 55 France 0.8% compare
  4. 57 Chile 0.8% compare
  5. 58 Ireland 0.8% compare
  6. 59 Latvia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Uruguay ranks 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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