Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 23.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay is 23.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 584.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 27.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.
Uruguay ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.9% | — |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -85.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +367.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 3.4% | 25.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 23.4% | 27.7% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay was 23.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 584.4%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap