Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 83.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay stood at 83.1%.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 222.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay peaked at 92.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2012.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 72.3% | — |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -64.3% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +152.6% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 25.8% | 91.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 82.9% | 92.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay was 83.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.0%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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