Labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5336 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2025
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 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4257 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4296 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4316 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4251 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4374 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4459 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4546 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4575 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4605 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4517 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4551 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4663 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4551 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4496 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4537 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4551 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4753 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4909 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4939 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5013 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4996 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5149 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5104 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5089 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5183 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.512 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5106 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.508 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5063 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5068 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.49 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5067 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5252 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5312 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5336 units per person | +0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.5336 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.5336 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 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 186 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 ÷ 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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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.