Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 44.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
44.6%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
12th
of 37 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2019
All-time low
36.9%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02040602008201520222008: 42 poorest2009: 36.9 poorest2010: 38.6 poorest2011: 37.8 poorest2012: 38.3 poorest2015: 41.2 poorest2016: 42.3 poorest2017: 49.4 poorest2018: 43.6 poorest2019: 50.7 poorest2020: 47.5 poorest2021: 46.5 poorest2022: 44.6 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay stood at 44.6%.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay peaked at 50.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 12th out of 37 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 Protection and Labor in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 42.0%
2009 36.9% -12.1%
2010 38.6% +4.6%
2011 37.8% -2.2%
2012 38.3% +1.4%
2015 41.2% +7.6%
2016 42.3% +2.8%
2017 49.4% +16.8%
2018 43.6% -11.8%
2019 50.7% +16.3%
2020 47.5% -6.3%
2021 46.5% -2.2%
2022 44.6% -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.4% 36.9% 42.0% 2
2010s 42.7% 37.8% 50.7% 8
2020s 46.2% 44.6% 47.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Armenia 55.0% compare
  2. 10 Kyrgyzstan 52.8% compare
  3. 11 Georgia 51.9% compare
  4. 13 Türkiye 42.8% compare
  5. 14 Brazil 40.9% compare
  6. 15 Chile 40.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay was 44.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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