ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Uruguay

Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 30.91 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
30.91 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
61st
of 72 countries
All-time high
48.73 1000 No
in 2011
All-time low
28.09 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
19
2006–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Uruguay, 2006–2024

010203040502006201520242006: 28.6 1000 No2007: 28.6 1000 No2008: 28.9 1000 No2009: 28.8 1000 No2010: 29.8 1000 No2011: 48.7 1000 No2012: 32.2 1000 No2013: 30.5 1000 No2014: 28.1 1000 No2015: 29.6 1000 No2016: 30.6 1000 No2017: 29.2 1000 No2018: 28.1 1000 No2019: 31.6 1000 No2020: 28.2 1000 No2021: 29.6 1000 No2022: 28.1 1000 No2023: 31.5 1000 No2024: 30.9 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Uruguay is 30.91 1000 No, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Uruguay peaked at 48.73 1000 No in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.09 1000 No, in 2018.

That places Uruguay 61st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2006 28.58 1000 No
2007 28.61 1000 No +0.1%
2008 28.86 1000 No +0.9%
2009 28.8 1000 No -0.2%
2010 29.76 1000 No +3.3%
2011 48.73 1000 No +63.7%
2012 32.2 1000 No -33.9%
2013 30.48 1000 No -5.3%
2014 28.11 1000 No -7.8%
2015 29.62 1000 No +5.4%
2016 30.62 1000 No +3.4%
2017 29.22 1000 No -4.6%
2018 28.09 1000 No -3.9%
2019 31.59 1000 No +12.5%
2020 28.23 1000 No -10.6%
2021 29.58 1000 No +4.8%
2022 28.12 1000 No -4.9%
2023 31.52 1000 No +12.1%
2024 30.91 1000 No -1.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 30.91 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 113.54 1000 No, 27% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 30.91 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 228.2 1000 No, 14% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +63.7% 29.76 1000 No 48.73 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.71 1000 No 28.58 1000 No 28.86 1000 No 4
2010s 31.84 1000 No 28.09 1000 No 48.73 1000 No 10
2020s 29.67 1000 No 28.12 1000 No 31.52 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 58 Slovenia 46.18 1000 No compare
  2. 59 Lithuania 44.73 1000 No compare
  3. 60 Palestine, State of 40.08 1000 No compare
  4. 62 Latvia 29.9 1000 No compare
  5. 63 Belarus 28.3 1000 No compare
  6. 64 Norway 27.5 1000 No compare

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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 30.91 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 48.73 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 28.09 1000 No in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Uruguay ranks 61st 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 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.