Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay is 23.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 566.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 27.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.6% | — |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -84.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +354.0% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 3.6% | 26.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.8% | 27.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 16 Indonesia 27.0% compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 26.1% compare
- 18 Ecuador 24.6% compare
- 20 Kosovo 23.3% compare
- 20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.3% compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 21.0% compare
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 23.8% 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 27.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 35 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 566.7%. 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). 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