Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 25.6% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay peaked at 26.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 103rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.3% | — |
| 1992 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.1% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.9% | 25.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 100 Botswana 28.1% compare
- 101 Türkiye 27.3% compare
- 102 Morocco 25.9% compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 25.5% compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.5% compare
- 106 Kazakhstan 25.4% 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Uruguay was 25.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Uruguay ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.