Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
58th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.8%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.801 % of female workers in the service sector2000: 0.802 % of female workers in the service sector2001: 0.79 % of female workers in the service sector2002: 0.794 % of female workers in the service sector2003: 0.798 % of female workers in the service sector2004: 0.785 % of female workers in the service sector2005: 0.791 % of female workers in the service sector2006: 0.778 % of female workers in the service sector2007: 0.775 % of female workers in the service sector2008: 0.774 % of female workers in the service sector2009: 0.774 % of female workers in the service sector2010: 0.776 % of female workers in the service sector2011: 0.782 % of female workers in the service sector2012: 0.787 % of female workers in the service sector2013: 0.787 % of female workers in the service sector2014: 0.793 % of female workers in the service sector2015: 0.789 % of female workers in the service sector2016: 0.786 % of female workers in the service sector2017: 0.788 % of female workers in the service sector2018: 0.785 % of female workers in the service sector2019: 0.78 % of female workers in the service sector2020: 0.789 % of female workers in the service sector2021: 0.755 % of female workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay is 0.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 58th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of female workers in the service sector Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.8% +0.2%
2001 0.8% -1.6%
2002 0.8% +0.6%
2003 0.8% +0.4%
2004 0.8% -1.5%
2005 0.8% +0.8%
2006 0.8% -1.7%
2007 0.8% -0.4%
2008 0.8% -0.1%
2009 0.8% -0.0%
2010 0.8% +0.3%
2011 0.8% +0.8%
2012 0.8% +0.5%
2013 0.8% +0.1%
2014 0.8% +0.8%
2015 0.8% -0.5%
2016 0.8% -0.4%
2017 0.8% +0.2%
2018 0.8% -0.3%
2019 0.8% -0.7%
2020 0.8% +1.1%
2021 0.8% -4.3%

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 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 55 Argentina 0.8% compare
  2. 56 Belize 0.8%
  3. 57 Brazil 0.8% compare
  4. 59 India 0.7% compare
  5. 60 Panama 0.7% compare
  6. 61 Jamaica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female?
Uruguay ranks 58th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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