Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Uruguay

Uruguay: Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban was 35.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
35.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 2008
All-time low
34.7%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 37.92009: 36.22010: 36.72011: 36.22012: 36.82015: 35.42016: 35.42017: 35.42018: 35.12019: 35.12020: 35.42021: 34.72022: 35

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in Uruguay is 35.0%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in Uruguay peaked at 37.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 37.9% —
2009 36.2% -4.3%
2010 36.7% +1.3%
2011 36.2% -1.3%
2012 36.8% +1.6%
2015 35.4% -3.8%
2016 35.4% +0.1%
2017 35.4% +0.0%
2018 35.1% -0.8%
2019 35.1% -0.3%
2020 35.4% +1.0%
2021 34.7% -1.9%
2022 35.0% +0.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 35.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.8%, 95% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 35.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.0% 36.2% 37.9% 2
2010s 35.8% 35.1% 36.8% 8
2020s 35.0% 34.7% 35.4% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Kosovo 36.6% compare
  2. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 36.6% compare
  3. 16 Kazakhstan 36.4% compare
  4. 18 Argentina 31.6% compare
  5. 19 Panama 28.0% compare
  6. 20 Brazil 27.9% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in Uruguay?
Coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in Uruguay was 35.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Insurance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Social Insurance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)