Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in was 55.46 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 55.46 % for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Uruguay peaked at 71.84 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.88 %, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 24th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.84 % | — |
| 2001 | 65.78 % | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 64.11 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 65.39 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 65.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.4 % | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 56.55 % | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 55.23 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 55.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.91 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.71 % | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 59.55 % | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 60.57 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 61.66 % | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 62.08 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.17 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 59.7 % | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 58.59 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 59.78 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 58.03 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 52.7 % | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 51.88 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 56.02 % | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 52.91 % | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 55.46 % | +4.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 55.46 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.64 %, 69% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 55.46 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.27 %, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5 % | 55.23 % | 71.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.18 % | 58.03 % | 62.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.79 % | 51.88 % | 56.02 % | 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 share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Uruguay?
- Share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Uruguay was 55.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.84 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.88 % in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.