Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 31.24 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uruguay stood at 31.24 %.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uruguay peaked at 34.25 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.36 %, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.56 % | — |
| 2001 | 24.36 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.39 % | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 25.13 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.67 % | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 31.2 % | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 31.7 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 32.09 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 30.88 % | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 30.22 % | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 34.25 % | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 30.83 % | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 31.53 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 29.46 % | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 31.01 % | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 30.67 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 30.11 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 30.5 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.38 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 33.15 % | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 31.06 % | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 30.12 % | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 30.51 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 31.24 % | +2.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 31.24 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.05 %, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 31.24 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.3 %, 72% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.57 % | 24.36 % | 32.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31 % | 29.46 % | 34.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.22 % | 30.12 % | 33.15 % | 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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uruguay?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Uruguay was 31.24 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.25 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.36 % in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Uruguay ranks 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — 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.