Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 7.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 7.9% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and up 291.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 10.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 20th 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 | 9.9% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -79.6% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +236.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 2.0% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 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)
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- 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)
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- 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 7.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
- Uruguay ranks 20th 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 291.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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