Uruguay - Labor Force Participation 2016
64.61%
−0.32pp from 2015
Uruguay's labor force participation was 64.61% in 2016, decreased +0.32pp from 64.93% in 2015. This was the 66th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 87.48% | 0.2% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 85.83% | -0.2% |
| 3rd | Solomon Islands | 84.34% | -0.1% |
| 4th | Tanzania | 83.89% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.02% | -0.1% |
| 6th | Cambodia | 81.74% | 2.7% |
| 7th | Nigeria | 80.84% | 0.1% |
| 8th | Burundi | 79.92% | 0.5% |
| 9th | Eritrea | 79.08% | -0.2% |
| 10th | Mozambique | 79.02% | 0.0% |
| 11th | United Arab Emirates | 78.45% | 0.6% |
| 12th | Burkina Faso | 78.37% | -0.3% |
| 13th | Iceland | 77.42% | 1.0% |
| 14th | Viet Nam | 76.97% | -0.6% |
| 15th | Liberia | 76.94% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Angola | 75.90% | -0.4% |
| 17th | Peru | 75.38% | -0.7% |
| 18th | Kenya | 74.41% | 0.2% |
| 19th | Bahamas, The | 74.03% | 0.1% |
| 20th | South Sudan | 73.98% | 0.2% |
| 21st | Benin | 73.92% | 0.5% |
| 22nd | Uganda | 73.78% | -2.4% |
| 23rd | Central African Republic | 73.42% | 0.0% |
| 24th | Niger | 73.12% | -0.3% |
| 25th | Kuwait | 72.70% | 0.5% |
| 26th | Bahrain | 71.98% | 0.9% |
| 27th | Kazakhstan | 70.33% | -0.1% |
| 28th | Oman | 70.29% | 1.2% |
| 29th | Cameroon | 70.23% | -1.3% |
| 30th | Macao SAR, China | 70.06% | -1.1% |
| 31st | Paraguay | 69.97% | 3.0% |
| 32nd | Moldova | 69.91% | -0.4% |
| 33rd | Mali | 69.87% | -1.0% |
| 34th | New Zealand | 69.55% | 1.7% |
| 35th | St. Lucia | 69.34% | 0.0% |
| 36th | Singapore | 69.24% | -0.4% |
| 37th | China | 68.88% | -0.6% |
| 38th | Switzerland | 68.66% | 0.7% |
| 39th | Thailand | 68.32% | -1.4% |
| 40th | Congo, Republic of | 68.15% | 0.1% |
| 41st | Ghana | 68.07% | -1.7% |
| 42nd | Ecuador | 67.67% | 3.1% |
| 43rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.36% | -0.3% |
| 44th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.03% | 0.2% |
| 45th | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.83% | -0.2% |
| 46th | Timor-Leste | 66.82% | -0.1% |
| 47th | Colombia | 66.42% | -0.9% |
| 48th | Indonesia | 66.31% | -0.4% |
| 49th | Netherlands | 66.28% | -0.3% |
| 50th | Norway | 66.20% | -0.5% |
| 51st | Panama | 66.19% | 0.8% |
| 52nd | Zimbabwe | 66.07% | -0.1% |
| 53rd | Barbados | 66.06% | 1.0% |
| 54th | Georgia | 66.02% | -0.2% |
| 55th | Haiti | 65.88% | 0.0% |
| 56th | Canada | 65.64% | -0.4% |
| 57th | Israel | 65.64% | 0.1% |
| 58th | Brunei Darussalam | 65.42% | -0.4% |
| 59th | Malawi | 65.23% | -2.6% |
| 60th | Nicaragua | 65.21% | 0.2% |
| 61st | Malaysia | 65.09% | -0.1% |
| 62nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 65.03% | -0.4% |
| 63rd | Australia | 64.95% | -0.2% |
| 64th | Jamaica | 64.92% | -0.9% |
| 65th | Azerbaijan | 64.65% | 1.8% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 64.61% | -0.5% |
| 67th | Belarus | 64.38% | 0.2% |
| 68th | Brazil | 64.29% | 0.0% |
| 69th | Belize | 64.25% | 0.6% |
| 70th | Sweden | 64.08% | 0.2% |
| 71st | Cyprus | 63.76% | -0.6% |
| 72nd | Myanmar | 63.38% | -2.1% |
| 73rd | Honduras | 63.32% | -1.2% |
| 74th | Guinea-Bissau | 63.09% | -0.1% |
| 75th | Bhutan | 62.96% | -0.3% |
| 76th | Russian Federation | 62.87% | 0.3% |
| 77th | Estonia | 62.64% | 1.3% |
| 78th | Korea | 62.63% | 0.1% |
| 79th | Botswana | 62.46% | 0.4% |
| 80th | Dominican Republic | 62.45% | 0.7% |
| 81st | United States | 62.43% | 0.3% |
| 82nd | United Kingdom | 62.41% | 0.3% |
| 83rd | Guam | 62.39% | 0.0% |
| 84th | Chile | 62.32% | 0.1% |
| 85th | Ireland | 62.12% | 0.6% |
| 86th | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.04% | -1.6% |
| 87th | Denmark | 61.74% | 0.5% |
| 88th | Armenia | 61.64% | 0.2% |
| 89th | Philippines | 61.59% | 0.3% |
| 90th | Lesotho | 61.52% | -2.0% |
| 91st | New Caledonia | 61.45% | -2.0% |
| 92nd | Equatorial Guinea | 61.20% | 0.3% |
| 93rd | Chad | 61.04% | -0.9% |
| 94th | Austria | 60.70% | 0.8% |
| 95th | Guatemala | 60.69% | 0.2% |
| 96th | Saudi Arabia | 60.69% | 1.6% |
| 97th | Vanuatu | 60.56% | -1.1% |
| 98th | Rwanda | 60.56% | -0.1% |
| 99th | Namibia | 60.45% | -0.3% |
| 100th | Mexico | 60.43% | -0.2% |
| 101st | Germany | 60.41% | 0.3% |
| 102nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 60.40% | -0.1% |
| 103rd | Latvia | 60.35% | 0.5% |
| 104th | Lithuania | 60.31% | 2.0% |
| 105th | Slovak Republic | 60.01% | 0.6% |
| 106th | Japan | 59.99% | 0.8% |
| 107th | Lao PDR | 59.90% | -0.2% |
| 108th | Czechia | 59.82% | 0.8% |
| 109th | Costa Rica | 59.69% | -5.0% |
| 110th | Mauritius | 59.66% | -1.1% |
| 111th | El Salvador | 59.26% | 1.0% |
| 112th | Kyrgyz Republic | 59.22% | -0.5% |
| 113th | Cabo Verde | 59.17% | 0.0% |
| 114th | Luxembourg | 59.11% | -1.3% |
| 115th | Argentina | 59.02% | -0.4% |
| 116th | Channel Islands | 58.91% | -0.1% |
| 117th | Zambia | 58.67% | -0.2% |
| 118th | Finland | 58.55% | -0.4% |
| 119th | Portugal | 58.41% | -0.2% |
| 120th | Mongolia | 58.40% | -2.1% |
| 121st | Spain | 58.33% | -0.5% |
| 122nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 58.32% | -0.6% |
| 123rd | Togo | 58.11% | 0.0% |
| 124th | Fiji | 57.58% | -1.1% |
| 125th | Albania | 57.31% | 3.3% |
| 126th | Poland | 57.31% | 0.4% |
| 127th | Hungary | 57.30% | 1.9% |
| 128th | Maldives | 56.89% | 1.2% |
| 129th | Slovenia | 56.84% | -1.3% |
| 130th | European Union | 56.80% | 0.2% |
| 131st | Malta | 56.58% | 1.7% |
| 132nd | Uzbekistan | 56.45% | 0.3% |
| 133rd | Ukraine | 56.30% | 0.0% |
| 134th | Suriname | 56.12% | 1.0% |
| 135th | Bangladesh | 56.09% | -0.6% |
| 136th | French Polynesia | 55.88% | -0.1% |
| 137th | Guyana | 55.67% | -0.2% |
| 138th | Cuba | 55.58% | 0.1% |
| 139th | Sierra Leone | 55.44% | -1.3% |
| 140th | France | 55.40% | -0.4% |
| 141st | Guinea | 54.98% | -1.3% |
| 142nd | South Africa | 54.71% | 0.2% |
| 143rd | Tonga | 54.69% | -0.6% |
| 144th | Samoa | 54.50% | -0.4% |
| 145th | Sri Lanka | 53.73% | 0.1% |
| 146th | North Macedonia | 53.44% | -1.0% |
| 147th | Bulgaria | 53.31% | -1.7% |
| 148th | Belgium | 53.16% | -0.4% |
| 149th | Serbia | 52.97% | 3.4% |
| 150th | India | 52.85% | -0.3% |
| 151st | Montenegro | 52.75% | 0.7% |
| 152nd | Türkiye | 52.00% | 1.4% |
| 153rd | Pakistan | 51.68% | -0.7% |
| 154th | Croatia | 51.16% | -2.7% |
| 155th | Greece | 51.15% | -0.1% |
| 156th | Eswatini | 51.14% | -0.2% |
| 157th | Romania | 50.94% | -0.6% |
| 158th | Gabon | 50.76% | 0.6% |
| 159th | Senegal | 50.12% | 10.2% |
| 160th | Papua New Guinea | 50.09% | 0.6% |
| 161st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.62% | -0.5% |
| 162nd | Libya | 49.37% | -0.1% |
| 163rd | Italy | 49.16% | 1.1% |
| 164th | Gambia, The | 47.79% | -0.1% |
| 165th | Tunisia | 47.72% | 0.5% |
| 166th | Comoros | 47.69% | 3.5% |
| 167th | Lebanon | 47.51% | 1.0% |
| 168th | Afghanistan | 47.24% | 0.1% |
| 169th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 46.63% | -0.7% |
| 170th | Morocco | 46.55% | -1.9% |
| 171st | West Bank and Gaza | 43.77% | -0.5% |
| 172nd | Sudan | 43.51% | -2.5% |
| 173rd | Turkmenistan | 43.33% | -0.5% |
| 174th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.17% | 2.9% |
| 175th | Iraq | 43.15% | 0.3% |
| 176th | Algeria | 42.33% | -0.3% |
| 177th | Mauritania | 41.59% | -1.2% |
| 178th | Nepal | 40.10% | -0.3% |
| 179th | Tajikistan | 39.71% | -1.0% |
| 180th | Jordan | 38.94% | 3.4% |
| 181st | Puerto Rico (US) | 38.16% | 0.4% |
| 182nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.72% | 0.0% |
| 183rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.14% | -0.1% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 32.43% | -0.5% |
| 185th | Yemen, Republic of | 32.28% | 0.7% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 23.95% | -0.2% |
FAQ
What was Uruguay's labor force participation in 2016?▾
Uruguay's labor force participation in 2016 was 64.61%. This ranked 66th globally.
How did Uruguay's labor force participation change in 2016?▾
Uruguay's labor force participation decreased by 0.5% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2016?▾
Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2016 at 87.48%.
What is the labor force participation of Uruguay in 2016?▾
The labor force participation of Uruguay in 2016 was 64.61%. This ranked 66th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Uruguay's labor force participation?▾
Uruguay's labor force participation went from 64.93% in 2015 to 64.61% in 2016, a 0.5% decrease.
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