Population not receiving Social Protection in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population not receiving Social Protection was 28.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Population not receiving Social Protection in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, population not receiving social protection in Uruguay stood at 28.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population not receiving social protection in Uruguay peaked at 28.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2012.
Uruguay ranks 24th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.0% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.1% | 23.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.4% | 28.3% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.0% (2025)
- 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 population not receiving social protection in Uruguay?
- Population not receiving social protection in Uruguay was 28.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest population not receiving social protection recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population not receiving social protection recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for population not receiving social protection?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population not receiving social protection rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Population not receiving Social Protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population not receiving Social Protection programs