Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
45th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1998
All-time low
0.8%
in 2010
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.919 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.917 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.915 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.882 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.886 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.89 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.894 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.8 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.813 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.806 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.803 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.792 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.828 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.846 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.834 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.832 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.837 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.84 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.826 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.823 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.831 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.814 % of male employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.831 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.8% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in 2021.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.

That places Uruguay 45th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% -0.3%
2001 0.9% -0.2%
2002 0.9% -3.6%
2003 0.9% +0.4%
2004 0.9% +0.5%
2005 0.9% +0.5%
2006 0.8% -10.6%
2007 0.8% +1.7%
2008 0.8% -0.9%
2009 0.8% -0.4%
2010 0.8% -1.3%
2011 0.8% +4.5%
2012 0.8% +2.2%
2013 0.8% -1.4%
2014 0.8% -0.3%
2015 0.8% +0.5%
2016 0.8% +0.4%
2017 0.8% -1.7%
2018 0.8% -0.3%
2019 0.8% +0.9%
2020 0.8% -2.1%
2021 0.8% +2.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 42 Greece 0.9% compare
  2. 43 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  3. 44 Brazil 0.8% compare
  4. 46 Turkey 0.8% compare
  5. 47 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  6. 48 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
Uruguay ranks 45th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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