Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
59th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, 2006–2021

00.20.40.62006201320212006: 0.437 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.479 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.467 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.556 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.49 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.508 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.535 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.523 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.543 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.495 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.546 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.568 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.553 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.562 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.542 % of rural employed female population in working age2021: 0.584 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

That places Uruguay 59th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Uruguay, 2006 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
2006 0.4%
2007 0.5% +9.4%
2008 0.5% -2.5%
2009 0.6% +19.2%
2010 0.5% -11.9%
2011 0.5% +3.7%
2012 0.5% +5.1%
2013 0.5% -2.2%
2014 0.5% +3.8%
2015 0.5% -8.7%
2016 0.5% +10.3%
2017 0.6% +3.9%
2018 0.6% -2.6%
2019 0.6% +1.8%
2020 0.5% -3.7%
2021 0.6% +7.8%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 62% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 56 Egypt 0.6% compare
  2. 57 Brazil 0.6% compare
  3. 58 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  4. 60 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  5. 61 Thailand 0.6% compare
  6. 62 China 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Uruguay rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Uruguay ranks 59th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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