Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 8.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Uruguay, 2020–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 8.34 for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.67 | — |
| 2021 | 8.24 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 9.57 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 9.36 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.65 | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 8.34 | -3.6% |
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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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Uruguay?
- Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Uruguay was 8.34 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- Uruguay ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.