Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 63.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 63.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2022.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Uruguay peaked at 74.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 37 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 | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 60.3% | — |
| 2009 | 52.8% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 52.8% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 51.8% | 74.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.2% | 66.2% | 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)
- 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 63.2% 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 74.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 37 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 22.0%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). 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