Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.10.20.31998200920211998: 0.232 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.243 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.256 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.28 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.282 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.269 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.255 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.241 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.238 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.23 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.225 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.22 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.213 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.208 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.213 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.215 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.226 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.236 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.24 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.248 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.247 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.255 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.256 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 39th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
2000 0.2% +4.8%
2001 0.3% +5.4%
2002 0.3% +9.3%
2003 0.3% +0.7%
2004 0.3% -4.6%
2005 0.3% -5.0%
2006 0.2% -5.7%
2007 0.2% -1.2%
2008 0.2% -3.6%
2009 0.2% -2.0%
2010 0.2% -2.3%
2011 0.2% -3.3%
2012 0.2% -2.0%
2013 0.2% +2.4%
2014 0.2% +0.9%
2015 0.2% +5.1%
2016 0.2% +4.5%
2017 0.2% +1.7%
2018 0.2% +3.3%
2019 0.2% -0.6%
2020 0.3% +3.2%
2021 0.3% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 36 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  2. 37 Kosovo 0.3% compare
  3. 37 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% compare
  4. 40 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
  5. 41 Greece 0.3% compare
  6. 42 Philippines 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Uruguay ranks 39th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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