Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Uruguay, 1989–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Uruguay stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 82.1% on the previous year and up 124.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Uruguay peaked at 22.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.3% | 21.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -3.6% | 4.8% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Uruguay?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.