Labor force, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force, female was 45.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Uruguay stood at 45.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Uruguay peaked at 46.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.7% | — |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 38.7% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 42.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 44.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 45.6% | 46.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 86 Poland 46.1% compare
- 87 Puerto Rico 46.1% compare
- 88 Vanuatu 46.0% compare
- 90 Timor-Leste 45.9% compare
- 91 Thailand 45.8% compare
- 92 United States of America 45.6% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Uruguay?
- Labor force, female in Uruguay was 45.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for labor force, female?
- Uruguay ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.