Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.6%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.598 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.668 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.649 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.626 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.623 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.635 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.644 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.598 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.602 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.609 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.609 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.608 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.634 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.641 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.629 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.628 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.63 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.627 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.613 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.617 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.619 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.622 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.613 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 46th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1998 0.6%
2000 0.7% +11.7%
2001 0.6% -2.7%
2002 0.6% -3.6%
2003 0.6% -0.5%
2004 0.6% +1.8%
2005 0.6% +1.4%
2006 0.6% -7.1%
2007 0.6% +0.8%
2008 0.6% +1.1%
2009 0.6% +0.0%
2010 0.6% -0.2%
2011 0.6% +4.3%
2012 0.6% +1.1%
2013 0.6% -2.0%
2014 0.6% -0.2%
2015 0.6% +0.3%
2016 0.6% -0.5%
2017 0.6% -2.1%
2018 0.6% +0.6%
2019 0.6% +0.4%
2020 0.6% +0.5%
2021 0.6% -1.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 43 Costa Rica 0.6% compare
  2. 44 Egypt 0.6% compare
  3. 45 Mexico 0.6% compare
  4. 47 Brazil 0.6% compare
  5. 48 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  6. 49 Philippines 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Uruguay ranks 46th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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