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
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Uruguay, 2006–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 41.5% | 43.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 22.6% | 40.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 23 Brazil 42.5% compare
- 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.8% compare
- 27 Serbia 20.7% compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
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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About this data
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.