Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.3072 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3072 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
154th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3306 units per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.2577 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Uruguay, 2005–2023

00.10.20.32005201420232005: 0.258 units per square kilometre2006: 0.276 units per square kilometre2007: 0.292 units per square kilometre2008: 0.301 units per square kilometre2009: 0.304 units per square kilometre2010: 0.309 units per square kilometre2011: 0.324 units per square kilometre2012: 0.322 units per square kilometre2013: 0.324 units per square kilometre2014: 0.331 units per square kilometre2015: 0.323 units per square kilometre2016: 0.312 units per square kilometre2017: 0.314 units per square kilometre2018: 0.311 units per square kilometre2019: 0.307 units per square kilometre2020: 0.287 units per square kilometre2021: 0.303 units per square kilometre2022: 0.316 units per square kilometre2023: 0.307 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.3072 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Uruguay peaked at 0.3306 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2577 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Uruguay ranks 154th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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 square kilometre in Uruguay, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.2577 units per square kilometre
2006 0.2757 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2007 0.2924 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2008 0.301 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2009 0.304 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.3086 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2011 0.3242 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2012 0.3223 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2013 0.3237 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 0.3306 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2015 0.3227 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2016 0.3116 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2017 0.3139 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2018 0.3107 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2019 0.3066 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2020 0.2869 units per square kilometre -6.4%
2021 0.3034 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2022 0.3156 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2023 0.3072 units per square kilometre -2.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.3072 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.3072 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2862 units per square kilometre 0.2577 units per square kilometre 0.304 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.3175 units per square kilometre 0.3066 units per square kilometre 0.3306 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3033 units per square kilometre 0.2869 units per square kilometre 0.3156 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 151 Niger 0.3471 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 152 Paraguay 0.3349 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.3131 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 155 Yemen 0.3007 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 156 Saudi Arabia 0.3005 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 157 Mali 0.2966 units per square kilometre 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 0.3072 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.3306 units per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2577 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Uruguay ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.