Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of care employment outside the formal sector was 17.64 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Uruguay, 2011–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of care employment outside the formal sector in Uruguay is 17.64, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of care employment outside the formal sector in Uruguay peaked at 27.34 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.65, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27.34 | — |
| 2012 | 26.75 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 24.09 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 17.86 | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 17.24 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 17.44 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.7 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 15.48 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 15.52 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.65 | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 12.22 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 12.47 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 16.94 | +35.8% |
| 2024 | 15.97 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 17.64 | +10.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 17.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.51, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 17.64 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.35, 56% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.82 | 15.48 | 27.34 | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.48 | 11.65 | 17.64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of care employment outside the formal sector in Uruguay?
- Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Uruguay was 17.64 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.34 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.65 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of care employment outside the formal sector?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of care employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Share of care employment outside the formal sector (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 employment outside the formal sector 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.