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
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
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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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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount