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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.1424 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1424
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
29th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.1724
in 2002
All-time low
0.1251
in 2015
Years of data
20
2000–2020

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

00.050.10.152000201020202000: 0.1672001: 0.1612002: 0.1722003: 0.1722004: 0.1672005: 0.1522006: 0.1462007: 0.1352008: 0.1342009: 0.1292010: 0.1272011: 0.1262012: 0.132014: 0.1252015: 0.1252016: 0.132017: 0.1262018: 0.1282019: 0.1332020: 0.142

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Uruguay is 0.1424, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Uruguay peaked at 0.1724 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1251, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 29th of 70 countries on this measure, 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 total employment by gender in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male in Uruguay, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1671
2001 0.1611 -3.6%
2002 0.1724 +7.0%
2003 0.1717 -0.4%
2004 0.1673 -2.6%
2005 0.1524 -8.9%
2006 0.1462 -4.1%
2007 0.1353 -7.4%
2008 0.1341 -0.9%
2009 0.1289 -3.9%
2010 0.1272 -1.3%
2011 0.1257 -1.2%
2012 0.1297 +3.2%
2014 0.1252 -3.5%
2015 0.1251 -0.1%
2016 0.1303 +4.2%
2017 0.1264 -3.0%
2018 0.1283 +1.5%
2019 0.1328 +3.5%
2020 0.1424 +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1537 0.1289 0.1724 10
2010s 0.1279 0.1251 0.1328 9
2020s 0.1424 0.1424 0.1424 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 26 Austria 0.1507 compare
  2. 27 Argentina 0.1496 compare
  3. 28 Ireland 0.1437 compare
  4. 30 Panama 0.1348 compare
  5. 31 Viet Nam 0.1342 compare
  6. 32 Iceland 0.1267 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Uruguay was 0.1424 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1724 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1251 in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Uruguay ranks 29th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 total employment by gender: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 864 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed