Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 73.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 73.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2022.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Uruguay peaked at 80.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 13th of 36 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.8% | — |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | -5.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 73.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.2%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 73.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 53.4% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 53.8% | 80.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.7% | 77.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 protection and labor -1st in Uruguay?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Uruguay was 73.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap