Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay

Uruguay: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7778 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7778
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
46th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2018
All-time low
0.6979
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.81998200820191998: 0.6982000: 0.6992001: 0.7372002: 0.7662003: 0.7682004: 0.7762005: 0.7522006: 0.7422007: 0.7152008: 0.7122009: 0.7142010: 0.7182011: 0.7422012: 0.7072014: 0.7432015: 0.7622016: 0.7632017: 0.7792018: 0.82019: 0.778

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.7778 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in 2019.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay peaked at 0.8 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6979, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 46th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 0.6979
2000 0.6992 +0.2%
2001 0.7371 +5.4%
2002 0.7661 +3.9%
2003 0.768 +0.2%
2004 0.7756 +1.0%
2005 0.7523 -3.0%
2006 0.7421 -1.4%
2007 0.715 -3.7%
2008 0.7117 -0.5%
2009 0.714 +0.3%
2010 0.7184 +0.6%
2011 0.742 +3.3%
2012 0.7072 -4.7%
2014 0.7431 +5.1%
2015 0.7619 +2.5%
2016 0.7632 +0.2%
2017 0.7793 +2.1%
2018 0.8 +2.7%
2019 0.7778 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6979 0.6979 0.6979 1
2000s 0.7381 0.6992 0.7756 10
2010s 0.7548 0.7072 0.8 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 43 Poland 0.7833 compare
  2. 44 Iceland 0.7824 compare
  3. 45 Dominican Republic 0.7814 compare
  4. 47 Luxembourg 0.7744 compare
  5. 48 Peru 0.7719 compare
  6. 49 Indonesia 0.7692 compare
  7. 49 South Africa 0.7692 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay was 0.7778 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2018.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6979 in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Uruguay ranks 46th out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 879 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed