Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 42.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Uruguay, 1998–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Uruguay is 42.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Uruguay peaked at 42.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 18th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.0% | — |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | +5.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 42.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 42.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 33.0% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 30.6% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 32.9% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 36.4% | 42.8% | 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Uruguay?
- Part time employment, total in Uruguay was 42.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for part time employment, total?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.