Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Uruguay

Uruguay: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 29.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
29.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 26 countries
All-time high
60.5%
in 2011
All-time low
28.6%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Uruguay, 2006–2018

02040602006201220182006: 59.12007: 59.82008: 57.62009: 56.92010: 552011: 60.52012: 56.12013: 552014: 30.72015: 28.62016: 29.92017: 29.42018: 29.9

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Uruguay stood at 29.9%.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Uruguay peaked at 60.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 26th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in Uruguay, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 59.1%
2007 59.8% +1.2%
2008 57.6% -3.6%
2009 56.9% -1.3%
2010 55.0% -3.3%
2011 60.5% +10.0%
2012 56.1% -7.3%
2013 55.0% -2.0%
2014 30.7% -44.2%
2015 28.6% -6.8%
2016 29.9% +4.6%
2017 29.4% -1.6%
2018 29.9% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.4% 56.9% 59.8% 4
2010s 41.7% 28.6% 60.5% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Costa Rica 50.6% compare
  2. 24 South Africa 36.7% compare
  3. 25 Serbia 36.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Uruguay?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Uruguay was 29.9% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 265 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.