Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
56th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.779 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.783 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.767 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.768 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.77 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.759 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.768 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.745 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.743 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.746 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.744 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.752 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.755 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.768 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.769 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.775 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.771 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.766 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.769 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.767 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.762 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.765 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.735 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay is 0.7%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 56th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.8% +0.5%
2001 0.8% -2.1%
2002 0.8% +0.2%
2003 0.8% +0.3%
2004 0.8% -1.5%
2005 0.8% +1.3%
2006 0.7% -3.0%
2007 0.7% -0.3%
2008 0.7% +0.4%
2009 0.7% -0.2%
2010 0.8% +1.1%
2011 0.8% +0.4%
2012 0.8% +1.7%
2013 0.8% +0.1%
2014 0.8% +0.8%
2015 0.8% -0.6%
2016 0.8% -0.6%
2017 0.8% +0.4%
2018 0.8% -0.2%
2019 0.8% -0.7%
2020 0.8% +0.4%
2021 0.7% -3.9%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 53 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  2. 54 Argentina 0.8% compare
  3. 55 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  4. 57 Greece 0.7% compare
  5. 58 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  6. 59 Brazil 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Uruguay ranks 56th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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