Number of paid employees in Uruguay

Uruguay: Number of paid employees was 29,212 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
29,212
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
18th
of 80 countries
All-time high
72,579
in 2006
All-time low
15,133
in 2003
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Number of paid employees in Uruguay, 2000–2017

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000200820172000: 17.3k2001: 16.7k2002: 15.6k2003: 15.1k2004: 16.0k2005: 15.9k2006: 72.6k2007: 44.1k2008: 45.9k2009: 43.6k2010: 44.2k2011: 44.1k2012: 41.2k2014: 45.1k2015: 41.0k2016: 39.2k2017: 29.2k

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

Annual values for Number of paid employees in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +355.4% 15,939 72,579
2007 -39.2% 72,579 44,130

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,284 15,133 72,579 10
2010s 40,571 29,212 45,091 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Venezuela 38,455 compare
  2. 16 Costa Rica 38,224 compare
  3. 17 Morocco 35,662 compare
  4. 19 Argentina 24,024 compare
  5. 20 Spain 22,885 compare
  6. 21 Tunisia 21,688 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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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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Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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