Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay

Uruguay: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.6%
in 2004
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay, 2001–2019

00.20.40.60.82001201020192001: 0.652 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.637 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.613 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.603 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.623 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.664 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.669 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.686 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.697 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.702 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.735 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.753 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.769 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.77 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.764 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.769 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.769 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.765 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 4th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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  2. 2 Chile 0.9% compare
  3. 3 Korea 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  6. 7 Türkiye 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total?
Uruguay ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 415 data points, 1980–2021
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