Informal employment, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Informal employment, male was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, male in Uruguay, 2019–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment, male in Uruguay is 44.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total male agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.6% | — |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +66.0% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | +10.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 44.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.7%, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 44.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.5%, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 24.3% | 45.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 14 Republic of Moldova 55.0% compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 54.8%
- 16 Costa Rica 54.2% compare
- 18 Russian Federation 43.9% compare
- 19 Denmark 42.6%
- 20 Slovenia 42.5% 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 employment, male in Uruguay?
- Informal employment, male in Uruguay was 44.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for informal employment, male?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).