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 0.5506 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.5506
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5548
in 2015
All-time low
0.5241
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: 0.5372001: 0.5422002: 0.5492003: 0.552004: 0.5242005: 0.5412006: 0.5282007: 0.5462008: 0.5452009: 0.552010: 0.552011: 0.5362012: 0.5542014: 0.5382015: 0.5552016: 0.5452017: 0.551

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.5506 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.5548 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5241, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 9th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 2 in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5369
2001 0.5422 +1.0%
2002 0.5489 +1.2%
2003 0.5501 +0.2%
2004 0.5241 -4.7%
2005 0.5406 +3.1%
2006 0.5278 -2.4%
2007 0.5464 +3.5%
2008 0.5451 -0.2%
2009 0.5498 +0.9%
2010 0.5503 +0.1%
2011 0.5363 -2.5%
2012 0.554 +3.3%
2014 0.5382 -2.9%
2015 0.5548 +3.1%
2016 0.5451 -1.7%
2017 0.5506 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5412 0.5241 0.5501 10
2010s 0.547 0.5363 0.5548 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 6 Armenia 0.5752 compare
  2. 7 Switzerland 0.5679 compare
  3. 8 Spain 0.5527 compare
  4. 10 Russian Federation 0.5447 compare
  5. 11 Portugal 0.5337 compare
  6. 12 Cyprus 0.5311 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 0.5506 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 0.5548 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5241 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Uruguay ranks 9th 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 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 2. 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 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
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