Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 58.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay, 1963–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay is 58.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Uruguay peaked at 58.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1963.
Uruguay ranks 69th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 27.1% | — |
| 1975 | 29.3% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 40.9% | +39.4% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | -20.5% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 43.8% | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 46.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +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 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 58.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.3%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 58.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +39.4% | 29.3% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 32.5% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 37.9% | 49.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 49.3% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 55.1% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 54.2% | 58.0% | 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 58.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 58.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1963.
- How does Uruguay rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Uruguay ranks 69th out of 196 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 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.