ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Uruguay
Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 35.87 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 35.87 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Uruguay peaked at 48.88 1000 No in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.76 1000 No, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 68th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.87 1000 No | — |
| 2007 | 33.53 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 35.16 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 35.69 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 34.83 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 48.88 1000 No | +40.3% |
| 2012 | 36.31 1000 No | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 31.85 1000 No | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 34.98 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 34.96 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.48 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 33.27 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 33.19 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.16 1000 No | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 26.76 1000 No | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 29.91 1000 No | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 35.58 1000 No | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 36.85 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 35.87 1000 No | -2.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 35.87 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 358.06 1000 No, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 35.87 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 250.16 1000 No, 14% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.81 1000 No | 33.53 1000 No | 35.69 1000 No | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.99 1000 No | 30.16 1000 No | 48.88 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.99 1000 No | 26.76 1000 No | 36.85 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 661.04 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 128.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Uruguay?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Uruguay was 35.87 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 48.88 1000 No in 2011.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.76 1000 No in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Uruguay ranks 68th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.