Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Uruguay's unemployment rate stands at 7.52% as of 2025-12-31, down from 8.21% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Uruguay's unemployment rate was 7.52%, down from 8.21% in 2024.
In 2024, Uruguay's unemployment rate was 8.21%, down from 8.36% in 2023.
In 2023, Uruguay's unemployment rate was 8.36%, up from 7.88% in 2022.
In 2022, Uruguay's unemployment rate was 7.88%, down from 9.33% in 2021.
In 2021, Uruguay's unemployment rate was 9.33%, down from 10.41% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.52% | -0.693% |
| 2024 | 8.21% | -0.146% |
| 2023 | 8.36% | +0.478% |
| 2022 | 7.88% | -1.45% |
| 2021 | 9.33% | -1.09% |
| 2020 | 10.41% | +1.58% |
| 2019 | 8.84% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.34% | +0.446% |
| 2017 | 7.89% | +0.049% |
| 2016 | 7.84% | +0.353% |
| 2015 | 7.49% | +0.941% |
| 2014 | 6.55% | +0.103% |
| 2013 | 6.44% | -0.007% |
| 2012 | 6.45% | +0.144% |
| 2011 | 6.31% | -0.851% |
| 2010 | 7.16% | -0.582% |
| 2009 | 7.74% | -0.285% |
| 2008 | 8.03% | -1.38% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -1.44% |
| 2006 | 10.84% | -1.17% |
| 2005 | 12.01% | -0.971% |
| 2004 | 12.98% | -3.68% |
| 2003 | 16.66% | +0.013% |
| 2002 | 16.65% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 15.05% | +2.42% |
| 2000 | 12.63% | +2.16% |
| 1999 | 10.47% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.36% | -2.08% |
| 1997 | 11.44% | -0.49% |
| 1996 | 11.93% | +1.91% |
| 1995 | 10.02% | +0.98% |
| 1994 | 9.04% | +0.69% |
| 1993 | 8.35% | -0.61% |
| 1992 | 8.96% | +0.01% |
| 1991 | 8.95% | — |
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Uruguay's unemployment rate is 7.52% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.21% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 16.66% (2003); the lowest is 6.31% (2011), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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