Low pay rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Low pay rate was 21.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 21.78 for low pay rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Uruguay peaked at 30.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.78, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 33rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7 | — |
| 2001 | 28.2 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.2 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 29.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.3 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.4 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.1 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 28.7 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 29.1 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.7 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 24.04 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 22.45 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 24.51 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 21.78 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.09 | 28.2 | 30.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4 | 27.7 | 29.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.2 | 21.78 | 24.51 | 4 |
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 low pay rate in Uruguay?
- Low pay rate in Uruguay was 21.78 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.78 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for low pay rate?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Low pay rate. 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 measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.