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Uruguay Average Unemployment Rate 1983-2025

Name: Uruguay Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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9.80% 43 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Uruguay's average unemployment rate from 1983 to 2025 was 9.80%, based on 43 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	7.52%	−0.67pp	128th
2024	8.21%	−0.12pp	137th
2023	8.36%	+0.49pp	142nd
2022	7.88%	−1.50pp	133rd
2021	9.33%	−1.02pp	136th
2020	10.41%	+1.49pp	138th
2019	8.84%	+0.47pp	138th
2018	8.34%	+0.41pp	131st
2017	7.89%	+0.02pp	123rd
2016	7.84%	+0.32pp	119th
2015	7.49%	+0.86pp	113th
2014	6.55%	+0.04pp	95th
2013	6.44%	+0.12pp	94th
2012	6.45%	+0.11pp	91st
2011	6.31%	−0.72pp	90th
2010	7.16%	−0.63pp	100th
2009	7.74%	−0.19pp	107th
2008	8.03%	−1.38pp	133rd
2007	9.40%	−1.38pp	142nd
2006	10.84%	−1.30pp	151st
2005	12.01%	−1.33pp	156th
2004	12.98%	−4.17pp	156th
2003	16.66%	−0.09pp	170th
2002	16.65%	+1.46pp	167th
2001	15.05%	+1.65pp	162nd
2000	12.63%	+1.43pp	150th
1999	10.47%	+0.34pp	121st
1998	9.36%	−2.20pp	117th
1997	11.44%	−0.46pp	140th
1996	11.93%	+1.63pp	146th
1995	10.02%	+0.82pp	130th
1994	9.04%	+0.74pp	119th
1993	8.35%	−0.65pp	112th
1992	8.96%	+0.06pp	123rd
1991	8.95%	+0.45pp	126th
1990	8.50%	+0.50pp	50th
1989	8.00%	−0.60pp	44th
1988	8.60%	−0.50pp	41st
1987	9.10%	−1.00pp	40th
1986	10.10%	−3.00pp	42nd
1985	13.10%	−0.90pp	45th
1984	14.00%	−0.50pp	45th
1983	14.50%	–	44th

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