ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Uruguay
Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment was 20.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Uruguay stood at 20.4 %.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Uruguay peaked at 22.72 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.23 %, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 69th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.23 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.17 % | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 13.44 % | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 16.22 % | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 16.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.66 % | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 20.7 % | +41.2% |
| 2007 | 19.81 % | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 20.57 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 20.3 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 20.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.1 % | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 21.53 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.74 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.57 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.72 % | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 21.49 % | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 19.96 % | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 20.29 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.33 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 21.51 % | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 22.56 % | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.22 % | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 21.04 % | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 20.4 % | -3.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 20.4 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.48 %, 74% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 20.4 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.64 %, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.14 % | 12.23 % | 20.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.98 % | 19.96 % | 22.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.15 % | 20.22 % | 22.56 % | 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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Uruguay?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Uruguay was 20.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.72 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.23 % in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment?
- Uruguay ranks 69th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.