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

Uruguay: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
51st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.758 % of urban workers in the service sector2000: 0.767 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.754 % of urban workers in the service sector2002: 0.746 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.746 % of urban workers in the service sector2004: 0.742 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.748 % of urban workers in the service sector2006: 0.746 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.742 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.745 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.749 % of urban workers in the service sector2010: 0.752 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.764 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.766 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.767 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.771 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.769 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.763 % of urban workers in the service sector2017: 0.763 % of urban workers in the service sector2018: 0.76 % of urban workers in the service sector2019: 0.76 % of urban workers in the service sector2020: 0.765 % of urban workers in the service sector2021: 0.739 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.7% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 51st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.8% +1.1%
2001 0.8% -1.7%
2002 0.7% -1.1%
2003 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.7% -0.5%
2005 0.7% +0.7%
2006 0.7% -0.2%
2007 0.7% -0.6%
2008 0.7% +0.5%
2009 0.7% +0.6%
2010 0.8% +0.4%
2011 0.8% +1.5%
2012 0.8% +0.3%
2013 0.8% +0.1%
2014 0.8% +0.5%
2015 0.8% -0.1%
2016 0.8% -0.9%
2017 0.8% -0.0%
2018 0.8% -0.3%
2019 0.8% -0.0%
2020 0.8% +0.6%
2021 0.7% -3.4%

Averages by decade

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

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  3. 50 Belize 0.7%
  4. 52 Mexico 0.7% compare
  5. 53 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  6. 54 Jamaica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Uruguay ranks 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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