Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 28.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay stood at 28.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay peaked at 29.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2014.
That places Uruguay 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.9% | — |
| 1992 | 27.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 26.7% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.0% | 28.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay was 28.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Uruguay ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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.