Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.6836 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6836
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
1st
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.687
in 2012
All-time low
0.6375
in 2004
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.6522001: 0.6472002: 0.6462003: 0.6382004: 0.6372005: 0.6432006: 0.6582007: 0.6492008: 0.6842009: 0.6722010: 0.6842011: 0.6832012: 0.6872014: 0.6862015: 0.6762016: 0.6752017: 0.684

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6836 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2017.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.687 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6375, in 2004.

That places Uruguay 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.652
2001 0.6473 -0.7%
2002 0.6465 -0.1%
2003 0.6383 -1.3%
2004 0.6375 -0.1%
2005 0.6434 +0.9%
2006 0.6581 +2.3%
2007 0.6491 -1.4%
2008 0.684 +5.4%
2009 0.6719 -1.8%
2010 0.6843 +1.9%
2011 0.6829 -0.2%
2012 0.687 +0.6%
2014 0.6862 -0.1%
2015 0.6764 -1.4%
2016 0.6753 -0.2%
2017 0.6836 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6528 0.6375 0.684 10
2010s 0.6822 0.6753 0.687 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Czechia 0.6804 compare
  2. 3 Armenia 0.6729 compare
  3. 4 Luxembourg 0.6661 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay was 0.6836 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.687 in 2012.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6375 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 736 data points, 2000–2021
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