Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 47.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Uruguay, 1963–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Uruguay stood at 47.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Uruguay peaked at 59.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 56th out of 176 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, total (%) … national in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 57.8% | — |
| 1975 | 54.1% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 32.2% | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | +67.5% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 57.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | -2.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 47.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.5%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 47.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … 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 | +67.5% | 32.2% | 53.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 41.2% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 32.2% | 59.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 52.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 47.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 42.6% | 48.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Uruguay?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Uruguay was 47.1% 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, total (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Uruguay ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, total (%) (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.