Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 4.8% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Uruguay peaked at 6.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Uruguay?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Uruguay was 4.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Uruguay ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).