Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 55.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 55.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 70.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, 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 13 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.9% | — |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.5% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 48.4% | 70.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.7% | 57.6% | 3 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Uruguay?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Uruguay was 55.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap