Gender in Uruguay

237 indicators covering gender for Uruguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.3% 126th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.5% 134th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.3% 134th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 index 2025 down 1.0% 33rd
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.25 index 2025 down 0.1% 19th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3607 % change on previous year 2025 up 168.5% 136th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 56.5% 2050 up 2.9% 75th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.8% 145th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0036 units per square kilometre 2023 down 12.1% 168th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0157 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.9% 154th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.862 2023 up 6.2% 48th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.1 2025 unchanged 89th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 35,387 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 3.8% 57th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 51.5% 2025 down 0.1% 40th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.53 2023 down 3.8% 64th
Gender Development Index 1.02 2023 down 0.3% 12th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.02 2023 down 0.3% 12th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.02 2023 down 0.3% 12th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8483 2023 up 5.4% 51st
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 18.4% 101st
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year 2023 up 39.1% 19th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.3 2016 up 3.0% 55th
Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 31.3% 2025 up 40.9% 62nd
Population 3.39 million 2024 up 0.9% 129th
Life Expectancy at Birth 78.29 2024 up 1.4% 65th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.15 2025 up 22.6% 46th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 24.5% 2023 up 22.5% 107th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 24.5% 2023 up 22.5% 107th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 24.7% 2023 down 4.3% 136th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 119.11 2023 up 13.8% 17th
Sex ratio at birth 105.45 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 80th
Sex ratio by age 7.11 males per 100 females 2023 down 26.4% 177th
Sex ratio at age 5 105.79 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.9% 61st
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.45 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 80th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 0.5% 2023 down 28.6% 165th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 34.7% 2023 up 1.5% 210th
Sex ratio at age 60 91.6 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.8% 138th
Male population by age group 90,057 people 2023 down 24.4% 142nd
Female population by age group 85,358 people 2023 down 25.0% 142nd
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 39th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st