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

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

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 28 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, urban in Uruguay, 2001–2019

00.20.40.60.82001201020192001: 0.652 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.637 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.613 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.603 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.623 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.66 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.667 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.683 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.697 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.701 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.739 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.755 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.77 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.771 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.765 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.77 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.77 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.766 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.8% for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

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

Uruguay ranks 4th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.6% -2.3%
2003 0.6% -3.7%
2004 0.6% -1.7%
2005 0.6% +3.3%
2006 0.7% +6.0%
2007 0.7% +1.0%
2008 0.7% +2.5%
2009 0.7% +2.0%
2010 0.7% +0.6%
2011 0.7% +5.4%
2012 0.8% +2.1%
2014 0.8% +2.1%
2015 0.8% +0.0%
2016 0.8% -0.8%
2017 0.8% +0.7%
2018 0.8% -0.0%
2019 0.8% -0.5%

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

  1. 1 Chile 0.9% compare
  2. 2 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7%
  5. 6 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  6. 7 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban?
Uruguay ranks 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2019.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 358 data points, 1981–2021
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