Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Uruguay
Uruguay: Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 45.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay stood at 45.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay peaked at 59.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 48.1% | 55.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 55.8% | 59.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.3% | 48.2% | 3 |
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- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay?
- Coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay was 45.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)