Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1,901 in 2025. β² Rising
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay, 2019β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1,901 for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 49th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,786 | 1,786 | 1,786 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,827 | 1,729 | 1,901 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Uruguay?
- Labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Uruguay was 1,901 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,901 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,729 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.