ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Uruguay
Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 55.63 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Uruguay, 2006–2024
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 55.63 %. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Uruguay peaked at 55.63 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.85 %, in 2006.
That places Uruguay 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.85 % | — |
| 2007 | 48.55 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 47.61 % | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 47.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.63 % | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 50.36 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.57 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 51.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.3 % | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 51.77 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 52.09 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.06 % | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 50.72 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 50.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.64 % | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 50 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.41 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 52.53 % | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 55.63 % | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.64 % | 46.85 % | 48.55 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.39 % | 50.06 % | 54.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.84 % | 49.64 % | 55.63 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.82 % change on previous year (2015)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 18.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 312,774 current LCU per person (2015)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.794 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 20,020 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 32.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 55.63 % 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 55.63 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.85 % in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Uruguay ranks 30th 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 2.4%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.