Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 33.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Uruguay, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 33.8% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Uruguay peaked at 39.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 59th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.1% | — |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +51.7% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +61.2% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 33.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 33.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.3%, 78% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 11.4% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 23.6% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 33.8% | 39.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Uruguay?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Uruguay was 33.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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