Part time employment, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Part time employment, male was 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Uruguay, 1998–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in Uruguay stood at 26.9%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Uruguay peaked at 27.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Part time employment, male 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 | 26.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 26.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 26.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 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 | 26.3% | 25.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Uruguay?
- Part time employment, male in Uruguay was 26.9% in 2024, 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 27.3% in 2019.
- 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 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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.