Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 8.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay is 8.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and up 297.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 11.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 26th out of 35 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 quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -78.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +229.5% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.1% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.3% | 3 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay was 8.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.4%. 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). 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