Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 34.7%
World rank
69th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2006–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.52006201320212006: 0.337 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.378 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.351 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.45 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.378 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.413 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.449 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.452 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.444 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.429 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.471 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.462 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.41 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.442 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.299 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.403 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 34.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.

That places Uruguay 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Uruguay, 2006 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
2006 0.3%
2007 0.4% +12.1%
2008 0.4% -7.2%
2009 0.5% +28.4%
2010 0.4% -16.0%
2011 0.4% +9.3%
2012 0.4% +8.5%
2013 0.5% +0.8%
2014 0.4% -1.8%
2015 0.4% -3.4%
2016 0.5% +9.8%
2017 0.5% -1.8%
2018 0.4% -11.3%
2019 0.4% +7.8%
2020 0.3% -32.2%
2021 0.4% +34.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 43% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 90% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 66 Panama 0.4% compare
  2. 67 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  3. 68 Colombia 0.4% compare
  4. 70 Romania 0.4% compare
  5. 71 Ghana 0.3% compare
  6. 72 Honduras 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Uruguay was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Uruguay ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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