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

Latest (2025)
0.0166 units per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0172 units per person
in 2014
All-time low
0.0137 units per person
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uruguay, 2005–2025

00.0050.010.0152005201520252005: 0.014 units per person2006: 0.015 units per person2007: 0.016 units per person2008: 0.016 units per person2009: 0.016 units per person2010: 0.016 units per person2011: 0.017 units per person2012: 0.017 units per person2013: 0.017 units per person2014: 0.017 units per person2015: 0.017 units per person2016: 0.016 units per person2017: 0.016 units per person2018: 0.016 units per person2019: 0.016 units per person2020: 0.015 units per person2021: 0.016 units per person2022: 0.016 units per person2023: 0.016 units per person2024: 0.016 units per person2025: 0.017 units per person

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Uruguay, 2005 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 77 Latvia 0.0168 units per person compare
  2. 78 Czechia 0.0167 units per person compare
  3. 79 Guinea-Bissau 0.0167 units per person compare
  4. 81 Honduras 0.0166 units per person compare
  5. 82 Guatemala 0.0166 units per person compare
  6. 83 Slovakia 0.0165 units per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,955 data points, 2005–2025
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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.