Lower middle income vs Uruguay: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)

Lower middle income
61.2%
in 2025
Uruguay
77.5%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
40th
Uruguay rank
41st

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 77.5% against 61.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 61.9% 68.3% 6.4% Uruguay
2000s 62.1% 72.1% 10.0% Uruguay
2010s 59.1% 75.9% 16.8% Uruguay
2020s 59.9% 75.8% 15.9% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages), Lower middle income or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 77.5% against 61.2% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) between Lower middle income and Uruguay?
16.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Uruguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and Uruguay rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
Lower middle income ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.