Employment-to-population ratio in Uruguay
The ILO estimates that 60.1% of people aged 15 and over in Uruguay were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.
Uruguay, 2025
60.1%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
70th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Uruguay over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.1% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 59.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 60.1%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Uruguay has the 70th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Uruguay
All statistics for Uruguay
Labour force participation
65.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
25.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
57.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
8.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.8%
2025 · World Bank