Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.2% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay peaked at 3.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +57.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -7.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +57.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% |
| 2004 | +43.8% | 1.7% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay was 1.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Uruguay ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.