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Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
17th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2001
All-time low
0.6%
in 2011
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.607 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.629 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.668 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.641 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.65 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.645 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.666 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.63 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.634 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.641 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.649 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.66 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.589 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.617 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.621 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.652 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.633 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.617 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.648 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.636 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.63 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.611 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.641 % of male workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.

That places Uruguay 17th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay, year by year

Year % of male workers in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.6% —
2000 0.6% +3.5%
2001 0.7% +6.2%
2002 0.6% -4.0%
2003 0.6% +1.3%
2004 0.6% -0.7%
2005 0.7% +3.1%
2006 0.6% -5.4%
2007 0.6% +0.7%
2008 0.6% +1.1%
2009 0.6% +1.2%
2010 0.7% +1.6%
2011 0.6% -10.7%
2012 0.6% +4.7%
2013 0.6% +0.6%
2014 0.7% +5.1%
2015 0.6% -3.0%
2016 0.6% -2.5%
2017 0.6% +5.1%
2018 0.6% -1.9%
2019 0.6% -0.9%
2020 0.6% -3.1%
2021 0.6% +5.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Spain 0.7% compare
  2. 15 Mauritius 0.6% compare
  3. 16 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  4. 18 Hungary 0.6% compare
  5. 19 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
  6. 20 Norway 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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