Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 9.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% compare
- 22 El Salvador 12.7% compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 10.3% compare
- 25 Serbia 7.9% compare
- 26 Kosovo 6.6% compare
- 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6.6% compare
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 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount