Share in informal employment female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share in informal employment female was 27.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
27.3
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
45th
of 82 countries
All-time high
43.78
in 2006
All-time low
19.94
in 2020
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Share in informal employment female in Uruguay, 2006–2024

0102030402006201520242006: 43.82007: 43.42008: 42.42009: 41.82010: 40.72011: 37.62012: 35.22013: 33.82014: 23.42015: 23.42016: 23.82017: 22.82018: 22.62019: 23.22020: 19.92021: 20.22022: 20.82023: 30.22024: 27.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share in informal employment female in Uruguay is 27.3, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Uruguay peaked at 43.78 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.94, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 45th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Share in informal employment female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment female in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2006 43.78 —
2007 43.35 -1.0%
2008 42.36 -2.3%
2009 41.77 -1.4%
2010 40.7 -2.6%
2011 37.56 -7.7%
2012 35.16 -6.4%
2013 33.76 -4.0%
2014 23.42 -30.6%
2015 23.37 -0.2%
2016 23.76 +1.7%
2017 22.77 -4.2%
2018 22.56 -0.9%
2019 23.21 +2.9%
2020 19.94 -14.1%
2021 20.25 +1.6%
2022 20.75 +2.5%
2023 30.24 +45.7%
2024 27.3 -9.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 27.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.89, 9.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 27.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.95, 52% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share in informal employment female in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +45.7% 20.75 30.24

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.81 41.77 43.78 4
2010s 28.63 22.56 40.7 10
2020s 23.7 19.94 30.24 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 42 Costa Rica 34.13 compare
  2. 43 Brazil 33.51 compare
  3. 44 Chile 28.09 compare
  4. 46 Mongolia 23 compare
  5. 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.26 compare
  6. 48 Brunei 20.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment female in Uruguay?
Share in informal employment female in Uruguay was 27.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 43.78 in 2006.
What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 19.94 in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for share in informal employment female?
Uruguay ranks 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,190 data points, 2000–2025
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