Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 62.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Uruguay is 62.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 74.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 60.5% | — |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | -3.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 62.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.3%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 62.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 52.7% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 50.9% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 62.6% | 65.8% | 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 62.6% 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 74.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2012.
- 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 22.9%. 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) -urban. 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