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

Latest (2018)
25.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 27 countries
All-time high
44.8%
in 2006
All-time low
23.8%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2006–2018

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

0102030402006201220182006: 44.82007: 44.62008: 43.12009: 42.22010: 41.12011: 392012: 37.12013: 36.62014: 23.82015: 24.32016: 25.22017: 25.22018: 25.1

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Uruguay, 2006 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.7% 42.2% 44.8% 4
2010s 30.8% 23.8% 41.1% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Costa Rica 34.8% compare
  2. 24 South Africa 33.8% compare
  3. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare
  4. 27 Serbia 19.1% 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 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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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
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 (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.