Uruguay Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Uruguay youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 27.58%, a 4.1% decline from 2021.
  • Uruguay youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 31.67%, a 2.25% decline from 2020.
  • Uruguay youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 33.93%, a 5.79% increase from 2019.
  • Uruguay youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 28.14%, a 1.6% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Uruguay Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 27.58% -4.10%
2021 31.67% -2.25%
2020 33.93% 5.79%
2019 28.14% 1.60%
2018 26.54% 1.31%
2017 25.23% 1.10%
2016 24.13% 1.27%
2015 22.86% 3.43%
2014 19.43% 0.15%
2013 19.28% 0.72%
2012 18.56% 0.50%
2011 18.06% -2.66%
2010 20.72% -0.25%
2009 20.97% -1.40%
2008 22.37% -2.52%
2007 24.89% -3.19%
2006 28.08% -0.98%
2005 29.06% -3.99%
2004 33.05% -5.02%
2003 38.07% 0.21%
2002 37.86% 3.46%
2001 34.41% 5.19%
2000 29.21% 4.77%
1999 24.45% 1.62%
1998 22.82% -5.65%
1997 28.47% -1.56%
1996 30.03% 5.08%
1995 24.95% 0.54%
1994 24.41% 1.20%
1993 23.21% -0.82%
1992 24.02% -0.58%
1991 24.61% -0.58%