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

Uruguay: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
14th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.594 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.612 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.644 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.613 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.621 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.614 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.64 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.666 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.68 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.685 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.702 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.709 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.691 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.692 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.687 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.712 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.697 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.693 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.706 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.697 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.714 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.678 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.705 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 14th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.6%
2000 0.6% +3.0%
2001 0.6% +5.2%
2002 0.6% -4.8%
2003 0.6% +1.3%
2004 0.6% -1.1%
2005 0.6% +4.2%
2006 0.7% +4.0%
2007 0.7% +2.1%
2008 0.7% +0.7%
2009 0.7% +2.5%
2010 0.7% +1.0%
2011 0.7% -2.6%
2012 0.7% +0.2%
2013 0.7% -0.7%
2014 0.7% +3.5%
2015 0.7% -2.0%
2016 0.7% -0.6%
2017 0.7% +1.9%
2018 0.7% -1.3%
2019 0.7% +2.5%
2020 0.7% -5.2%
2021 0.7% +4.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  2. 12 Spain 0.8% compare
  3. 13 Czechia 0.7% compare
  4. 15 France 0.7% compare
  5. 16 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  6. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
Uruguay ranks 14th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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