ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Uruguay

Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 68.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
68.52 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 79 countries
All-time high
72.04 %
in 2011
All-time low
64.41 %
in 2020
Years of data
19
2006–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Uruguay, 2006–2024

0204060802006201520242006: 69.9 %2007: 71.7 %2008: 71.7 %2009: 71.7 %2010: 71.6 %2011: 72 %2012: 70.8 %2013: 68.6 %2014: 71.5 %2015: 70.1 %2016: 71.5 %2017: 68.2 %2018: 67 %2019: 66.9 %2020: 64.4 %2021: 65.5 %2022: 67 %2023: 68.6 %2024: 68.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Uruguay is 68.52 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Uruguay peaked at 72.04 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.41 %, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 29th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 69.94 %
2007 71.72 % +2.5%
2008 71.7 % -0.0%
2009 71.7 % +0.0%
2010 71.6 % -0.1%
2011 72.04 % +0.6%
2012 70.76 % -1.8%
2013 68.64 % -3.0%
2014 71.5 % +4.2%
2015 70.08 % -2.0%
2016 71.54 % +2.1%
2017 68.25 % -4.6%
2018 67.01 % -1.8%
2019 66.87 % -0.2%
2020 64.41 % -3.7%
2021 65.5 % +1.7%
2022 66.99 % +2.3%
2023 68.56 % +2.3%
2024 68.52 % -0.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 68.52 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.44 %, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 68.52 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.66 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.27 % 69.94 % 71.72 % 4
2010s 69.83 % 66.87 % 72.04 % 10
2020s 66.8 % 64.41 % 68.56 % 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 26 Latvia 71.02 % compare
  2. 27 Zimbabwe 70.6 % compare
  3. 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68.58 % compare
  4. 30 Panama 68.48 % compare
  5. 31 Cyprus 68.26 % compare
  6. 32 Ireland 68.08 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Uruguay?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Uruguay was 68.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 72.04 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 64.41 % in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Uruguay ranks 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,535 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.