Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Uruguay

Uruguay: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 22.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
22.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 27 countries
All-time high
43.8%
in 2006
All-time low
22.6%
in 2018
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Uruguay, 2006–2018

0102030402006201220182006: 43.82007: 43.32008: 42.42009: 41.52010: 40.72011: 37.62012: 35.22013: 33.82014: 23.52015: 23.42016: 23.82017: 22.82018: 22.6

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

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Uruguay stood at 22.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Uruguay peaked at 43.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2018.

Uruguay ranks 26th of 27 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) - No breakdown in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Uruguay, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 43.8%
2007 43.3% -1.0%
2008 42.4% -2.3%
2009 41.5% -2.0%
2010 40.7% -2.0%
2011 37.6% -7.7%
2012 35.2% -6.4%
2013 33.8% -4.0%
2014 23.5% -30.4%
2015 23.4% -0.4%
2016 23.8% +1.6%
2017 22.8% -4.2%
2018 22.6% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.7% 41.5% 43.8% 4
2010s 29.2% 22.6% 40.7% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Brazil 42.5% compare
  2. 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
  3. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.8% compare
  4. 27 Serbia 20.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Uruguay?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Uruguay was 22.6% 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) - no breakdown recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), 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.