Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 22.79 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Uruguay stood at 22.79 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Uruguay peaked at 44.43 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.79 %, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 33rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.56 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.28 % | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 43.01 % | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 44.43 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 42.29 % | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 38.94 % | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 37.82 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.35 % | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 32.12 % | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 30.94 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 29.79 % | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 32.63 % | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 31.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 32.1 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.98 % | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 28.13 % | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 30.75 % | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 29.85 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 28.61 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.62 % | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 27.09 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.5 % | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 25.69 % | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 22.79 % | -11.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 22.79 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.37 %, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 22.79 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.98 %, 4.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.27 % | 30.94 % | 44.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.02 % | 26.62 % | 32.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.02 % | 22.79 % | 27.09 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Uruguay?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Uruguay was 22.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 44.43 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.79 % in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 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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About this data
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.