Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 34.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 34.6 for inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36.64 | — |
| 2020 | 39.05 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 37.32 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 36.97 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 35.6 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 34.65 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 34.6 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.64 | 36.64 | 36.64 | 1 |
| 2020s | 36.37 | 34.6 | 39.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Uruguay?
- Inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Uruguay was 34.6 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 39.05 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6 in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Uruguay ranks 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.