Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 33.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Uruguay, 1998–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, male in Uruguay stood at 33.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Uruguay peaked at 33.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 19th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.6% | — |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | +4.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 33.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 33.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 21.6% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 27.8% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Uruguay?
- Part time employment, male in Uruguay was 33.4% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for part time employment, male?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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, male (% of total male 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.