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

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
31st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41998200920211998: 0.245 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.307 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.344 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.38 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.382 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.33 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.293 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.29 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.251 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.219 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.21 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.203 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.186 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.182 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.197 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.2 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.232 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.244 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.255 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.264 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.286 % of urban youth labor force2020: 0.337 % of urban youth labor force2021: 0.272 % of urban youth labor force

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 31st out of 97 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1998 0.2%
2000 0.3% +25.5%
2001 0.3% +12.1%
2002 0.4% +10.5%
2003 0.4% +0.5%
2004 0.3% -13.6%
2005 0.3% -11.5%
2006 0.3% -1.0%
2007 0.3% -13.4%
2008 0.2% -12.6%
2009 0.2% -4.4%
2010 0.2% -3.0%
2011 0.2% -8.5%
2012 0.2% -2.2%
2013 0.2% +8.5%
2014 0.2% +1.2%
2015 0.2% +16.2%
2016 0.2% +5.2%
2017 0.3% +4.6%
2018 0.3% +3.5%
2019 0.3% +8.2%
2020 0.3% +17.8%
2021 0.3% -19.4%

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. (36 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 28 Colombia 0.3% compare
  2. 29 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  3. 30 Egypt 0.3% compare
  4. 32 Ukraine 0.3% compare
  5. 33 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
  6. 34 Jamaica 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Uruguay ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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