Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Uruguay

Uruguay: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 2,464 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2,464
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
6,864
in 2006
All-time low
1,748
in 2005
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Uruguay, 2000–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k2000200820172000: 1.9k2001: 1.9k2002: 1.9k2003: 1.9k2004: 1.9k2005: 1.7k2006: 6.9k2007: 3.9k2008: 3.9k2009: 3.7k2010: 3.6k2011: 3.6k2012: 3.6k2014: 3.7k2015: 3.3k2017: 2.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Uruguay is 2,464, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Uruguay peaked at 6,864 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,748, in 2005.

Uruguay ranks 8th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 1,866
2001 1,869 +0.2%
2002 1,862 -0.4%
2003 1,875 +0.7%
2004 1,924 +2.6%
2005 1,748 -9.1%
2006 6,864 +292.7%
2007 3,937 -42.6%
2008 3,926 -0.3%
2009 3,695 -5.9%
2010 3,649 -1.2%
2011 3,570 -2.2%
2012 3,570 +0.0%
2014 3,707 +3.8%
2015 3,333 -10.1%
2017 2,464 -26.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,957 1,748 6,864 10
2010s 3,382 2,464 3,707 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Pakistan 5,110 compare
  2. 6 Chile 4,319 compare
  3. 7 Morocco 3,907 compare
  4. 9 Ecuador 2,389 compare
  5. 10 Sri Lanka 2,080 compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 1,603 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Uruguay?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Uruguay was 2,464 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 6,864 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1,748 in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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