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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 41.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41.0%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
47.6%
in 2019
All-time low
36.1%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

010203040502008201520222008: 37.2 poorest2009: 36.1 poorest2010: 37.7 poorest2011: 36.9 poorest2012: 36.4 poorest2015: 37.1 poorest2016: 38.5 poorest2017: 46.4 poorest2018: 39.8 poorest2019: 47.6 poorest2020: 42.4 poorest2021: 41.8 poorest2022: 41 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay stood at 41.0%.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 47.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, 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) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 37.2%
2009 36.1% -3.0%
2010 37.7% +4.5%
2011 36.9% -2.1%
2012 36.4% -1.3%
2015 37.1% +1.8%
2016 38.5% +3.9%
2017 46.4% +20.5%
2018 39.8% -14.3%
2019 47.6% +19.5%
2020 42.4% -10.9%
2021 41.8% -1.4%
2022 41.0% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.7% 36.1% 37.2% 2
2010s 40.1% 36.4% 47.6% 8
2020s 41.7% 41.0% 42.4% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Kazakhstan 49.4% compare
  2. 10 Mongolia 44.6% compare
  3. 11 Türkiye 41.1% compare
  4. 13 Kosovo 37.1% compare
  5. 13 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 37.1% compare
  6. 15 Brazil 30.2% 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 41.0% 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 47.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 34 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 12.5%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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