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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 41.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41.1%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
50.3%
in 2019
All-time low
32.8%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 33.92009: 32.82010: 34.72011: 37.22012: 39.52015: 38.42016: 42.82017: 48.72018: 42.52019: 50.32020: 48.12021: 45.52022: 41.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay is 41.1%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 50.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 33.9%
2009 32.8% -3.2%
2010 34.7% +5.8%
2011 37.2% +7.2%
2012 39.5% +6.0%
2015 38.4% -2.6%
2016 42.8% +11.4%
2017 48.7% +13.9%
2018 42.5% -12.7%
2019 50.3% +18.3%
2020 48.1% -4.5%
2021 45.5% -5.4%
2022 41.1% -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.4% 32.8% 33.9% 2
2010s 41.8% 34.7% 50.3% 8
2020s 44.9% 41.1% 48.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Kazakhstan 51.5% compare
  2. 9 Armenia 47.8% compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 44.0% compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 40.5% compare
  5. 13 Brazil 39.6% compare
  6. 14 Kosovo 37.2% compare
  7. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 37.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay was 41.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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