Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above was 40.83 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.83
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 104 countries
All-time high
42
in 2013
All-time low
37.9
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay, 1998–2021

0102030401998200920211998: 37.92000: 38.42001: 39.22002: 39.62003: 39.62004: 40.32005: 40.52006: 40.12007: 41.62008: 40.92009: 40.82010: 412011: 40.92012: 41.92013: 422014: 41.62015: 41.52016: 41.32017: 41.32018: 41.12019: 412021: 40.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 40.83 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay peaked at 42 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.9, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 49th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 37.9
2000 38.43 +1.4%
2001 39.21 +2.0%
2002 39.61 +1.0%
2003 39.64 +0.1%
2004 40.33 +1.7%
2005 40.46 +0.3%
2006 40.12 -0.8%
2007 41.63 +3.8%
2008 40.91 -1.7%
2009 40.8 -0.3%
2010 41.02 +0.6%
2011 40.93 -0.2%
2012 41.88 +2.3%
2013 42 +0.3%
2014 41.56 -1.0%
2015 41.48 -0.2%
2016 41.33 -0.4%
2017 41.3 -0.1%
2018 41.13 -0.4%
2019 40.99 -0.3%
2021 40.83 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.9 37.9 37.9 1
2000s 40.12 38.43 41.63 10
2010s 41.36 40.93 42 10
2020s 40.83 40.83 40.83 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 46 Kazakhstan 41.23 compare
  2. 47 Belarus 41.05 compare
  3. 48 Tunisia 40.88 compare
  4. 50 Kosovo 40.73 compare
  5. 50 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 40.73 compare
  6. 52 Jordan 40.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Uruguay was 40.83 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 42 in 2013.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 37.9 in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above?
Uruguay ranks 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,387 data points, 1970–2021
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