Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural was 19.65 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Uruguay is 19.65 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Uruguay peaked at 22.34 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.55 %, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.11 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.27 % | +55.4% |
| 2002 | 18.28 % | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 15.42 % | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 14.88 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.17 % | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 16.49 % | +25.2% |
| 2007 | 20.48 % | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 21.49 % | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 21.02 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.17 % | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 8.55 % | -50.2% |
| 2012 | 13.18 % | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 11.08 % | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 13.43 % | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 14.58 % | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 13.86 % | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.77 % | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 15.86 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.72 % | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 21.07 % | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 22.34 % | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 20.07 % | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 19.48 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 19.65 % | +0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 19.65 % is above the median for high income countries, which is -3 %. (16 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 19.65 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.32 %, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.96 % | 11.11 % | 21.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.02 % | 8.55 % | 17.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.52 % | 19.48 % | 22.34 % | 5 |
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 the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Uruguay?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Uruguay was 19.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.34 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 % in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural employment — 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.