Informal care employment in Uruguay
Uruguay: Informal care employment was 68.71 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal care employment in Uruguay, 2011–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 68.71 for informal care employment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal care employment in Uruguay peaked at 100.61 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42.47, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Informal care employment in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100.61 | — |
| 2012 | 96.11 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 87.28 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 67.14 | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 64.16 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 66.12 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 63.42 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 60.36 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 59.71 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 42.47 | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 46.07 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 47.03 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 64.81 | +37.8% |
| 2024 | 61.64 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 68.71 | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.88 | 59.71 | 100.61 | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.12 | 42.47 | 68.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 29 Georgia 129 compare
- 30 Costa Rica 111.62 compare
- 31 Botswana 83.46 compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 47.12 compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 22.34 compare
- 35 Serbia 21.09 compare
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 informal care employment in Uruguay?
- Informal care employment in Uruguay was 68.71 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal care employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.61 in 2011.
- What is the lowest informal care employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.47 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for informal care employment?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal care employment rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.