Which has higher labor force, female, United States of America or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 45.9% against 45.6% in United States of America as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States of America vs Uruguay: Labor force, female

United States of America

45.6%

in 2025

Uruguay

45.9%

in 2025

United States of America rank

92nd

Uruguay rank

89th

Labor force, female over time

United States of America
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 45.9% against 45.6% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 89th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	44.7%	40.6%	4.1%	United States of America
2000s	45.2%	43.6%	1.5%	United States of America
2010s	45.2%	45.3%	0.1%	Uruguay
2020s	45.4%	46.0%	0.6%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, United States of America or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 45.9% against 45.6% in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, female between United States of America and Uruguay?: 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for labor force, female?: United States of America ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 89th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Unit: % of total labor force
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.