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

Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 89.71 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.71 %
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
17th
of 79 countries
All-time high
89.71 %
in 2024
All-time low
80.74 %
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

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

0204060802006201520242006: 80.7 %2007: 81.7 %2008: 82.5 %2009: 82.5 %2010: 83.6 %2011: 83.3 %2012: 84.5 %2013: 83.7 %2014: 84.8 %2015: 83.2 %2016: 84.7 %2017: 84.4 %2018: 84.5 %2019: 84.4 %2020: 85.7 %2021: 86.3 %2022: 85.8 %2023: 87 %2024: 89.7 %

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 89.71 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Uruguay peaked at 89.71 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.74 %, in 2006.

That places Uruguay 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 80.74 %
2007 81.7 % +1.2%
2008 82.49 % +1.0%
2009 82.46 % -0.0%
2010 83.58 % +1.4%
2011 83.28 % -0.4%
2012 84.47 % +1.4%
2013 83.74 % -0.9%
2014 84.84 % +1.3%
2015 83.16 % -2.0%
2016 84.69 % +1.8%
2017 84.42 % -0.3%
2018 84.52 % +0.1%
2019 84.43 % -0.1%
2020 85.65 % +1.4%
2021 86.35 % +0.8%
2022 85.83 % -0.6%
2023 86.98 % +1.3%
2024 89.71 % +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.85 % 80.74 % 82.49 % 4
2010s 84.11 % 83.16 % 84.84 % 10
2020s 86.9 % 85.65 % 89.71 % 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Luxembourg 90.34 % compare
  2. 15 Finland 90.28 % compare
  3. 16 Iceland 90 % compare
  4. 18 Belgium 89.64 % compare
  5. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.4 % compare
  6. 20 Portugal 89.33 % 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 89.71 % 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 89.71 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 80.74 % in 2006.
How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Uruguay ranks 17th 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 up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, 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, 1,544 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.