Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
38th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.10.20.31998200920211998: 0.204 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.266 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.286 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.32 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.338 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.28 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.252 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.233 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.201 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.17 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.162 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.159 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.152 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.14 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.159 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.161 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.199 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.202 % of male youth labor force2017: 0.207 % of male youth labor force2018: 0.224 % of male youth labor force2019: 0.24 % of male youth labor force2020: 0.289 % of male youth labor force2021: 0.251 % of male youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 38th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1998 0.2%
2000 0.3% +30.5%
2001 0.3% +7.8%
2002 0.3% +11.8%
2003 0.3% +5.5%
2004 0.3% -17.2%
2005 0.3% -10.0%
2006 0.2% -7.3%
2007 0.2% -13.9%
2008 0.2% -15.4%
2009 0.2% -4.8%
2010 0.2% -1.5%
2011 0.2% -4.8%
2012 0.1% -7.9%
2013 0.2% +13.8%
2014 0.2% +1.3%
2015 0.2% +23.5%
2016 0.2% +1.5%
2017 0.2% +2.8%
2018 0.2% +8.1%
2019 0.2% +7.1%
2020 0.3% +20.6%
2021 0.3% -13.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 35 Mauritius 0.3% compare
  2. 36 Brazil 0.3% compare
  3. 37 Morocco 0.3% compare
  4. 39 Armenia 0.2% compare
  5. 40 Costa Rica 0.2% compare
  6. 41 India 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Uruguay ranks 38th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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