Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1,760 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Uruguay stood at 1,760. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,628 | — |
| 2020 | 1,548 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1,619 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,658 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,697 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,733 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1,760 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,628 | 1,628 | 1,628 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,669 | 1,548 | 1,760 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Uruguay?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Uruguay was 1,760 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,760 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,548 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.