Number of paid employees in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of paid employees was 29,212 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Number of paid employees in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 29,212 for number of paid employees in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Uruguay peaked at 72,579 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15,133, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of paid employees in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,317 | — |
| 2001 | 16,655 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 15,550 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 15,133 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 15,971 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 15,939 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 72,579 | +355.4% |
| 2007 | 44,130 | -39.2% |
| 2008 | 45,921 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 43,649 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 44,173 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 44,118 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 41,190 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 45,091 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 40,997 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 39,219 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 29,212 | -25.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 29,212 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,534, 2.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 29,212 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29,212, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of paid employees in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +355.4% | 15,939 | 72,579 |
| 2007 | -39.2% | 72,579 | 44,130 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,284 | 15,133 | 72,579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,571 | 29,212 | 45,091 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 number of paid employees in Uruguay?
- Number of paid employees in Uruguay was 29,212 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72,579 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,133 in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of paid employees?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
- Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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