Labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5336 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.5336 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.5336 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4251 units per person, in 1993.
Uruguay ranks 37th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.442 units per person | 0.4251 units per person | 0.4605 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4696 units per person | 0.4496 units per person | 0.5013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5096 units per person | 0.4996 units per person | 0.5183 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5163 units per person | 0.49 units per person | 0.5336 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay was 0.5336 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5336 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4251 units per person in 1993.
- How does Uruguay rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.