Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 76.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay, 1963–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay is 76.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay peaked at 79.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1963.
Uruguay ranks 111th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 33.4% | — |
| 1975 | 37.4% | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | +50.1% |
| 1985 | 46.0% | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 63.9% | +38.7% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 61.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.7% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 76.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 90% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 76.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +50.1% | 37.4% | 56.1% |
| 1990 | +38.7% | 46.0% | 63.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 46.0% | 56.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 59.7% | 67.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 67.7% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 73.5% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.8% | 79.6% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Uruguay was 76.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1963.
- How does Uruguay rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Uruguay ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.