Uruguay is among the Latin American and Caribbean countries with a lower rate of self-employed workers than the regional average. In 2019, approximately 28.07 percent of the employed population of Uruguay were considered self-employed, or having a job whose remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services provided. The share of self-employed people in Uruguay is expected to continue decreasing by almost one percentage point by 2024.
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Uruguay from 2012 to 2024
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* Starting from the indicated year, figures are forecasts (as of November 2019).
According to ILO, self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs", which are commonly characterized as jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers comprise four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
The figures are calculated from the total employed population. Self-employment status does not include employees (workers who hold the type of jobs defined as “paid employment jobs”, where the incumbents hold employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration), workers not classifiable by status, unemployed or non-economically active population.
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ILO. (November 30, 2019). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Uruguay from 2012 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038902/share-self-employed-workers-uruguay/
ILO. "Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Uruguay from 2012 to 2024." Chart. November 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038902/share-self-employed-workers-uruguay/
ILO. (2019). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Uruguay from 2012 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038902/share-self-employed-workers-uruguay/
ILO. "Self-employed Workers as Share of Total Employed Population in Uruguay from 2012 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038902/share-self-employed-workers-uruguay/
ILO, Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Uruguay from 2012 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038902/share-self-employed-workers-uruguay/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Uruguay from 2012 to 2024 [Graph], ILO, November 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038902/share-self-employed-workers-uruguay/