Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0166 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uruguay, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0166 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uruguay peaked at 0.0172 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 units per person, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0137 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0147 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.016 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0169 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0172 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.016 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0156 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0159 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0164 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0166 units per person | +1.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0166 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0166 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0161 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0165 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 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)
- 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uruguay?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uruguay was 0.0166 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 units per person in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Uruguay ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.