Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.269 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.269
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
52nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.269
in 2020
All-time low
0.2205
in 2010
Years of data
20
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay, 2000–2020

00.10.20.32000201020202000: 0.232001: 0.2282002: 0.2472003: 0.2512004: 0.2532005: 0.2422006: 0.2322007: 0.2282008: 0.2282009: 0.2212010: 0.2212011: 0.2262012: 0.2262014: 0.2342015: 0.2292016: 0.2322017: 0.232018: 0.2372019: 0.2442020: 0.269

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.269 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay peaked at 0.269 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2205, in 2010.

Uruguay ranks 52nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Uruguay, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2298
2001 0.2278 -0.8%
2002 0.2473 +8.6%
2003 0.2505 +1.3%
2004 0.2532 +1.1%
2005 0.2422 -4.4%
2006 0.232 -4.2%
2007 0.2278 -1.8%
2008 0.2279 +0.1%
2009 0.2207 -3.2%
2010 0.2205 -0.1%
2011 0.2259 +2.4%
2012 0.2257 -0.1%
2014 0.2341 +3.7%
2015 0.2289 -2.3%
2016 0.2316 +1.2%
2017 0.2304 -0.5%
2018 0.2374 +3.0%
2019 0.244 +2.8%
2020 0.269 +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2359 0.2207 0.2532 10
2010s 0.231 0.2205 0.244 9
2020s 0.269 0.269 0.269 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 49 Australia 0.2765 compare
  2. 50 Bulgaria 0.2764 compare
  3. 51 Chile 0.276 compare
  4. 53 Sri Lanka 0.269 compare
  5. 54 Morocco 0.2608 compare
  6. 55 Romania 0.2515 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay was 0.269 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.269 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2205 in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed