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 0.2079 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2079
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
25th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.2634
in 2002
All-time low
0.1774
in 2014
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: 0.2412001: 0.2392002: 0.2632003: 0.2632004: 0.2512005: 0.2262006: 0.2172007: 0.22008: 0.1972009: 0.1882010: 0.1842011: 0.182012: 0.1842014: 0.1772015: 0.1792016: 0.1882017: 0.1842018: 0.1882019: 0.1932020: 0.208

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay stood at 0.2079.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Uruguay peaked at 0.2634 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1774, in 2014.

That places Uruguay 25th out of 68 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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: Male in Uruguay, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2412
2001 0.239 -0.9%
2002 0.2634 +10.2%
2003 0.2625 -0.3%
2004 0.2506 -4.5%
2005 0.2261 -9.8%
2006 0.2167 -4.1%
2007 0.2003 -7.6%
2008 0.1972 -1.5%
2009 0.1879 -4.7%
2010 0.1835 -2.3%
2011 0.1801 -1.9%
2012 0.1838 +2.0%
2014 0.1774 -3.5%
2015 0.1789 +0.9%
2016 0.1884 +5.3%
2017 0.1838 -2.5%
2018 0.1876 +2.1%
2019 0.1933 +3.0%
2020 0.2079 +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2285 0.1879 0.2634 10
2010s 0.1841 0.1774 0.1933 9
2020s 0.2079 0.2079 0.2079 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 Argentina 0.2126 compare
  2. 23 Cambodia 0.2085 compare
  3. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2081 compare
  4. 26 France 0.2074 compare
  5. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2072 compare
  6. 28 Cyprus 0.1993 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 0.2079 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 0.2634 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1774 in 2014.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 68 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 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 851 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed