Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 9.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.0%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
24th
of 34 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2018
All-time low
2.8%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022

510152008201520222008: 11.32012: 2.82015: 11.52016: 11.12017: 12.82018: 15.92019: 12.92020: 8.62021: 8.42022: 9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 9.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in 2022.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 227.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Uruguay peaked at 15.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 24th out of 34 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.3%
2012 2.8% -75.5%
2015 11.5% +315.0%
2016 11.1% -3.4%
2017 12.8% +15.8%
2018 15.9% +24.0%
2019 12.9% -18.7%
2020 8.6% -33.5%
2021 8.4% -1.9%
2022 9.0% +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.3% 11.3% 11.3% 1
2010s 11.2% 2.8% 15.9% 6
2020s 8.7% 8.4% 9.0% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 21 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% compare
  2. 22 El Salvador 12.7% compare
  3. 23 Sri Lanka 10.3% compare
  4. 25 Serbia 7.9% compare
  5. 26 Kosovo 6.6% compare
  6. 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Uruguay was 9.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
Uruguay ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 227.2%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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