Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 24.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Uruguay, 2006–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 24.4% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Uruguay peaked at 42.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2014.
That places Uruguay 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 42.3% | — |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.5% | 42.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 22.7% | 38.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 22 South Africa 33.6% compare
- 23 Costa Rica 31.5% compare
- 24 Armenia 29.0% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.8% compare
- 27 Serbia 15.4% 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) in Uruguay?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Uruguay was 24.4% 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) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-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.