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

Uruguay: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
59th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2009
All-time low
0.2%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay, 2006–2021

00.10.20.32006201320212006: 0.215 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.231 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.223 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.301 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.239 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.251 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.277 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.282 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.296 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.277 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.294 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.287 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.295 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.273 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.27 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.292 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.

That places Uruguay 59th out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 2006 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2006 0.2%
2007 0.2% +7.1%
2008 0.2% -3.2%
2009 0.3% +34.8%
2010 0.2% -20.6%
2011 0.3% +4.9%
2012 0.3% +10.5%
2013 0.3% +1.6%
2014 0.3% +5.0%
2015 0.3% -6.2%
2016 0.3% +6.1%
2017 0.3% -2.5%
2018 0.3% +2.7%
2019 0.3% -7.3%
2020 0.3% -1.3%
2021 0.3% +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 56 Panama 0.3% compare
  2. 57 Brazil 0.3% compare
  3. 58 Indonesia 0.3% compare
  4. 60 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  5. 61 India 0.3% compare
  6. 62 Rwanda 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
How does Uruguay rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Uruguay ranks 59th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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