Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural was -16.57 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-16.57 %
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
28th
of 39 countries
All-time high
-7.24 %
in 2006
All-time low
-19.95 %
in 2020
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Uruguay, 2006–2024

-20-15-10-52006201520242006: -7.2 %2007: -10.3 %2008: -10.8 %2009: -9 %2010: -7.3 %2011: -11.4 %2012: -16.3 %2013: -10.5 %2014: -13 %2015: -13.2 %2016: -11.7 %2017: -14.6 %2018: -13.8 %2019: -15.2 %2020: -19.9 %2021: -17.4 %2022: -15.7 %2023: -19.2 %2024: -16.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded -16.57 % for gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Uruguay peaked at -7.24 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, -19.95 %, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 28th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 -7.24 %
2007 -10.3 % +42.3%
2008 -10.76 % +4.5%
2009 -9 % -16.4%
2010 -7.31 % -18.8%
2011 -11.42 % +56.2%
2012 -16.33 % +43.0%
2013 -10.48 % -35.8%
2014 -12.96 % +23.7%
2015 -13.16 % +1.5%
2016 -11.74 % -10.8%
2017 -14.56 % +24.0%
2018 -13.8 % -5.2%
2019 -15.21 % +10.2%
2020 -19.95 % +31.2%
2021 -17.42 % -12.7%
2022 -15.65 % -10.2%
2023 -19.18 % +22.6%
2024 -16.57 % -13.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's -16.57 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -24.24 %, 68% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -9.32 % -10.76 % -7.24 % 4
2010s -12.7 % -16.33 % -7.31 % 10
2020s -17.75 % -19.95 % -15.65 % 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 25 Brazil -14.43 % compare
  2. 26 Zimbabwe -15.41 % compare
  3. 27 Namibia -15.95 % compare
  4. 29 Zambia -17.75 % compare
  5. 30 Mexico -20.62 % compare
  6. 31 Peru -21.02 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Uruguay?
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Uruguay was -16.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was -7.24 % in 2006.
What is the lowest gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was -19.95 % in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural?
Uruguay ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
42 places, 511 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.