Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 57.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay is 57.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.6% | — |
| 1991 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 57.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 42.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.0% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 54.9% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 54.2% | 57.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay was 57.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Uruguay ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.