Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
36th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Uruguay, 2001–2019

00.10.20.32001201020192001: 0.295 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.31 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.334 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.334 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.322 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.293 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.285 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.267 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.253 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.247 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.214 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.194 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.155 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.152 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.203 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.148 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.148 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.149 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.1% for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

That places Uruguay 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2001 0.3%
2002 0.3% +5.1%
2003 0.3% +7.7%
2004 0.3% +0.1%
2005 0.3% -3.7%
2006 0.3% -9.1%
2007 0.3% -2.7%
2008 0.3% -6.2%
2009 0.3% -5.5%
2010 0.2% -2.2%
2011 0.2% -13.5%
2012 0.2% -9.4%
2014 0.2% -19.9%
2015 0.2% -1.7%
2016 0.2% +33.0%
2017 0.1% -26.8%
2018 0.1% -0.1%
2019 0.1% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 33 Rwanda 0.3% compare
  2. 34 South Korea 0.3% compare
  3. 35 Moldova 0.2% compare
  4. 37 China 0.0% compare
  5. 38 Chile 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Uruguay?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Uruguay ranks 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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