Share of private paid employees with social security in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.8527 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8527
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.8527
in 2017
All-time low
0.6371
in 2004
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Share of private paid employees with social security in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.7042002: 0.6862003: 0.6592004: 0.6372005: 0.6632006: 0.7142007: 0.7242008: 0.7422009: 0.7562010: 0.7642011: 0.82012: 0.8232014: 0.8442015: 0.8512016: 0.8472017: 0.853

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.8527 for share of private paid employees with social security in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Uruguay peaked at 0.8527 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6371, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 25th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6984 0.6371 0.7565 9
2010s 0.826 0.7636 0.8527 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 United Kingdom 0.8781 compare
  2. 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8734 compare
  3. 24 Republic of Moldova 0.8566 compare
  4. 26 Chile 0.827 compare
  5. 27 Türkiye 0.787 compare
  6. 28 Brazil 0.7464 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Uruguay?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Uruguay was 0.8527 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8527 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6371 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Share of private paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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