ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Uruguay
Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 54.4 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 54.4 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Uruguay peaked at 55.7 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.8 %, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 51st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 54 % | — |
| 2007 | 53.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 54 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 54.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 49.7 % | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 52.8 % | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 51.6 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 55.7 % | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 54.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 51.5 % | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 53.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 55.3 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 49.2 % | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 48.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 50 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 55.6 % | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 51.2 % | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 54.4 % | +6.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 54.4 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 54.4 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.4 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.88 % | 53.4 % | 54.1 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.86 % | 49.2 % | 55.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52 % | 48.8 % | 55.6 % | 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 — share of employment by status of in Uruguay?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Uruguay was 54.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8 % in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Uruguay ranks 51st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — 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.