Southern Africa vs Uruguay: Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Southern Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 65.55 against 56.11 in Southern Africa, a difference of 9.44.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Southern Africa ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 85 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.64 | 61.43 | 4.79 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 54.51 | 64.71 | 10.2 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 54.3 | 63.8 | 9.5 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13), Southern Africa or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 65.55 against 56.11 in Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Southern Africa and Uruguay?
- 9.44, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Southern Africa and Uruguay rank globally for labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Southern Africa ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 85 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.