Labor force, female, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2449 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.2449 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.2449 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1646 units per person, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1646 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1686 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1732 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1697 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1763 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1815 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1849 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1895 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.194 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.191 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1935 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2028 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1967 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1961 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1958 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1995 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2072 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2153 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2199 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2236 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2234 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2321 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2313 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2272 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2341 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.232 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2326 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2319 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2322 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2333 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2269 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2355 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2349 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2396 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2439 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2449 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1793 units per person | 0.1646 units per person | 0.194 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2051 units per person | 0.1935 units per person | 0.2236 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.231 units per person | 0.2234 units per person | 0.2341 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2376 units per person | 0.2269 units per person | 0.2449 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 38 Russian Federation 0.2473 units per person compare
- 39 Georgia 0.2464 units per person compare
- 40 Finland 0.246 units per person compare
- 42 Hungary 0.2443 units per person compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2436 units per person compare
- 44 Germany 0.2425 units per person compare
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 labor force, female, per capita in Uruguay?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Uruguay was 0.2449 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2449 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1646 units per person in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.