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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 41.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
47.4%
in 2019
All-time low
36.4%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

010203040502008201520222008: 37.52009: 36.42010: 37.92011: 36.92012: 36.62015: 37.12016: 38.42017: 46.42018: 39.52019: 47.42020: 41.92021: 41.62022: 41.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Uruguay is 41.2%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 47.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 11th 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 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 37.5%
2009 36.4% -2.9%
2010 37.9% +4.1%
2011 36.9% -2.6%
2012 36.6% -0.7%
2015 37.1% +1.4%
2016 38.4% +3.5%
2017 46.4% +20.7%
2018 39.5% -14.8%
2019 47.4% +19.9%
2020 41.9% -11.7%
2021 41.6% -0.7%
2022 41.2% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.9% 36.4% 37.5% 2
2010s 40.0% 36.6% 47.4% 8
2020s 41.5% 41.2% 41.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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  3. 10 Mongolia 45.1% compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 41.1% compare
  5. 13 Kosovo 35.4% compare
  6. 13 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 35.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Uruguay was 41.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
Uruguay ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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