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

Uruguay: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 0.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
64th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.9%
in 2010
Years of data
23
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.946 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.947 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.941 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.923 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.924 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.926 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.931 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.905 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.909 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.908 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.905 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.884 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.923 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.929 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.915 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.917 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.922 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.925 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.916 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.918 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.921 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.912 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.915 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay is 0.9%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.

Uruguay ranks 64th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% +0.0%
2001 0.9% -0.6%
2002 0.9% -2.0%
2003 0.9% +0.2%
2004 0.9% +0.2%
2005 0.9% +0.6%
2006 0.9% -2.8%
2007 0.9% +0.4%
2008 0.9% -0.1%
2009 0.9% -0.3%
2010 0.9% -2.3%
2011 0.9% +4.4%
2012 0.9% +0.6%
2013 0.9% -1.5%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +0.5%
2016 0.9% +0.3%
2017 0.9% -1.0%
2018 0.9% +0.2%
2019 0.9% +0.3%
2020 0.9% -1.0%
2021 0.9% +0.4%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 61 Colombia 0.9% compare
  2. 62 Chile 0.9% compare
  3. 63 Georgia 0.9% compare
  4. 65 Philippines 0.9% compare
  5. 66 Honduras 0.9% compare
  6. 67 Ukraine 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
Uruguay ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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