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

Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 43.9 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
43.9 %
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
23rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
51.2 %
in 2020
All-time low
42.1 %
in 2022
Years of data
19
2006–2024

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

02040602006201520242006: 46 %2007: 46.6 %2008: 46 %2009: 45.9 %2010: 45.4 %2011: 50.3 %2012: 47.2 %2013: 48.4 %2014: 44.3 %2015: 45.7 %2016: 48.5 %2017: 46.1 %2018: 44.7 %2019: 50.8 %2020: 51.2 %2021: 48.1 %2022: 42.1 %2023: 45.7 %2024: 43.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Uruguay stood at 43.9 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Uruguay peaked at 51.2 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.1 %, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 23rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 46 %
2007 46.6 % +1.3%
2008 46 % -1.3%
2009 45.9 % -0.2%
2010 45.4 % -1.1%
2011 50.3 % +10.8%
2012 47.2 % -6.2%
2013 48.4 % +2.5%
2014 44.3 % -8.5%
2015 45.7 % +3.2%
2016 48.5 % +6.1%
2017 46.1 % -4.9%
2018 44.7 % -3.0%
2019 50.8 % +13.6%
2020 51.2 % +0.8%
2021 48.1 % -6.1%
2022 42.1 % -12.5%
2023 45.7 % +8.6%
2024 43.9 % -3.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 43.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 43.9 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5 %, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.12 % 45.9 % 46.6 % 4
2010s 47.14 % 44.3 % 50.8 % 10
2020s 46.2 % 42.1 % 51.2 % 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 20 Guatemala 46.4 % compare
  2. 21 Philippines 45.1 % compare
  3. 22 Jamaica 44.5 % compare
  4. 24 Sri Lanka 42.5 % compare
  5. 25 Mexico 41.9 % compare
  6. 26 Belize 39.3 % compare

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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 43.9 % 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 51.2 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 42.1 % in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Uruguay ranks 23rd 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 0.9%. 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, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
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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.