Uruguay Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Uruguay labor force participation rate for 2023 was 45.93%, a 0.84% increase from 2022.
  • Uruguay labor force participation rate for 2022 was 45.09%, a 0.29% increase from 2021.
  • Uruguay labor force participation rate for 2021 was 44.80%, a 2.06% increase from 2020.
  • Uruguay labor force participation rate for 2020 was 42.73%, a 4.75% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Uruguay Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 45.93% 0.84%
2022 45.09% 0.29%
2021 44.80% 2.06%
2020 42.73% -4.75%
2019 47.48% -0.24%
2018 47.72% -0.28%
2017 48.00% -1.43%
2016 49.43% -1.17%
2015 50.60% -2.44%
2014 53.04% -0.30%
2013 53.34% -0.05%
2012 53.38% -1.20%
2011 54.58% 0.98%
2010 53.60% -0.49%
2009 54.09% 0.23%
2008 53.86% -1.15%
2007 55.02% 1.64%
2006 53.38% 0.33%
2005 53.05% 0.37%
2004 52.68% 0.19%
2003 52.49% -2.62%
2002 55.11% -4.41%
2001 59.53% 1.56%
2000 57.97% 0.45%
1999 57.52% -2.04%
1998 59.56% 1.07%
1997 58.49% 1.08%
1996 57.41% -0.97%
1995 58.38% 0.83%
1994 57.55% 3.43%
1993 54.12% -0.12%
1992 54.24% 0.37%
1991 53.87% 0.37%