Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 54.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Uruguay, 1998–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 54.3% for part time employment, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Uruguay peaked at 54.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 12th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.4% | — |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | +5.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 54.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 54.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 43.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 46.9% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 45.3% | 54.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Uruguay?
- Part time employment, female in Uruguay was 54.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for part time employment, female?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.