ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Uruguay

Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 58.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
58.17 %
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
73.65 %
in 2007
All-time low
49.99 %
in 2022
Years of data
19
2006–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Uruguay, 2006–2024

0204060802006201520242006: 73.1 %2007: 73.7 %2008: 72.5 %2009: 73.3 %2010: 72.3 %2011: 73.4 %2012: 71.8 %2013: 70.2 %2014: 69.3 %2015: 61.8 %2016: 62.1 %2017: 61 %2018: 58.9 %2019: 53.3 %2020: 56.8 %2021: 52.1 %2022: 50 %2023: 60.6 %2024: 58.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Uruguay stood at 58.17 %.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Uruguay peaked at 73.65 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.99 %, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 73.14 %
2007 73.65 % +0.7%
2008 72.54 % -1.5%
2009 73.28 % +1.0%
2010 72.34 % -1.3%
2011 73.37 % +1.4%
2012 71.84 % -2.1%
2013 70.24 % -2.2%
2014 69.28 % -1.4%
2015 61.83 % -10.8%
2016 62.08 % +0.4%
2017 60.97 % -1.8%
2018 58.86 % -3.5%
2019 53.34 % -9.4%
2020 56.79 % +6.5%
2021 52.15 % -8.2%
2022 49.99 % -4.1%
2023 60.6 % +21.2%
2024 58.17 % -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.15 % 72.54 % 73.65 % 4
2010s 65.41 % 53.34 % 73.37 % 10
2020s 55.54 % 49.99 % 60.6 % 5

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  1. 21 Angola 60.12 % compare
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  3. 23 Malaysia 58.62 % compare
  4. 25 Palestine, State of 58.06 % compare
  5. 26 Sweden 57.52 % compare
  6. 27 Ireland 56.21 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Uruguay?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Uruguay was 58.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 73.65 % in 2007.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 49.99 % in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Uruguay ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — 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
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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.