Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Uruguay
Uruguay: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 25.1% 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
Uruguay recorded 25.1% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Uruguay peaked at 44.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2014.
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 | 44.8% | — |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.2% | 44.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 23.8% | 41.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 23 Costa Rica 34.8% compare
- 24 South Africa 33.8% compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare
- 27 Serbia 19.1% 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 25.1% 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 44.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2014.
- 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 41.8%. 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 - Male. 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 (male), 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.