Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 52.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Uruguay, 1963–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 52.4% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Uruguay peaked at 81.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 81.2% | — |
| 1975 | 74.4% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 65.1% | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 64.4% | +70.3% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.6% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | -3.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 52.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.7%, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 52.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +70.3% | 37.8% | 64.4% |
| 1990 | -30.7% | 54.5% | 37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 54.5% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 37.8% | 68.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 60.0% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 52.0% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 46.5% | 54.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Uruguay?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Uruguay was 52.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.