Gender in Uruguay 237 indicators covering gender for Uruguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 up 50.0% 73rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 88.75 2023 up 6.8% 51st Women Business and the Law Index 88.75 2023 up 6.8% 51st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 122.1% 2025 down 5.6% 72nd Share of female employment by economic sector 3.7% 2025 down 15.3% 124th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 15 2023 down 6.2% 134th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 46 2019 up 2.4% 31st Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 38.9 2019 down 0.3% 92nd Total Fertility Rate 1.48 2022 down 26.1% 157th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 79.95 2023 up 33.4% 30th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.27 years 2006 up 7.8% 40th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.4 years 2006 up 13.8% 59th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 35.7% 2025 up 149.8% 34th Women of reproductive age 813,348 2023 up 1.3% 131st Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 89.7% 2026 up 0.3% 5th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 6.8% 2020 down 5.8% 165th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 30 2026 up 87.5% 116th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 30.3% 2026 up 87.5% 80th Share of women in ministerial positions 21.4% 2024 up 49.9% 96th Share of women in parliament 31.3% 2025 up 93.8% 68th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 97.14 2020 up 7.2% 29th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 20.5% 2016 up 0.8% 92nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 24.9% 2016 down 0.9% 99th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 28.28 2024 up 115.4% 78th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.57 ratio 2026 up 23.9% 73rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 124.4% 2024 down 16.3% 69th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 24.7% 2023 down 4.3% 136th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 199.2 2023 up 25.1% 131st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 24.5% 2023 up 22.5% 114th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 24.7% 2023 down 4.3% 148th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 24.5% 2023 up 23.7% 113th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 24.5 2023 up 22.5% 107th Gender Development Index 1.02 2022 down 0.4% 14th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 36.1% 2024 up 16.5% 72nd Literacy rate, adult female 99.2% 2024 up 0.4% 7th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9947 2023 down 1.5% 129th Gender Inequality Index 0.24 2022 down 27.3% 103rd Suicide Rate 24.75 2021 up 46.5% 5th Female migrants 53.0% 2020 down 3.3% 35th Time-related underemployment, female 11.1% 2024 up 31.6% 7th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →