Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
28th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2005
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.822 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2000: 0.833 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2001: 0.802 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2002: 0.779 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2003: 0.822 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2004: 0.84 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2005: 0.849 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2006: 0.777 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2007: 0.822 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2008: 0.815 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2009: 0.814 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2010: 0.83 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2011: 0.789 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2012: 0.778 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2013: 0.793 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2014: 0.805 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2015: 0.788 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2016: 0.778 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2017: 0.781 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2018: 0.8 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2019: 0.759 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2020: 0.742 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2021: 0.751 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Uruguay is 0.8%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 28th of 90 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.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.8% +1.4%
2001 0.8% -3.7%
2002 0.8% -3.0%
2003 0.8% +5.6%
2004 0.8% +2.1%
2005 0.8% +1.1%
2006 0.8% -8.5%
2007 0.8% +5.8%
2008 0.8% -0.9%
2009 0.8% -0.1%
2010 0.8% +2.0%
2011 0.8% -5.0%
2012 0.8% -1.4%
2013 0.8% +1.9%
2014 0.8% +1.5%
2015 0.8% -2.1%
2016 0.8% -1.3%
2017 0.8% +0.4%
2018 0.8% +2.5%
2019 0.8% -5.1%
2020 0.7% -2.2%
2021 0.8% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 25 Sweden 0.8% compare
  2. 26 Croatia 0.8% compare
  3. 27 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  4. 29 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  5. 30 Netherlands 0.7% compare
  6. 31 Portugal 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Uruguay?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Uruguay was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24?
Uruguay ranks 28th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,254 data points, 1970–2021
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