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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 44.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
44.7%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2019
All-time low
37.2%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 42.22009: 37.22010: 38.82011: 37.72012: 38.42015: 41.22016: 42.42017: 49.32018: 43.32019: 50.52020: 47.12021: 46.32022: 44.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay stood at 44.7%.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay peaked at 50.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 36 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 Protection and Labor in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 42.2%
2009 37.2% -11.9%
2010 38.8% +4.3%
2011 37.7% -2.8%
2012 38.4% +1.8%
2015 41.2% +7.3%
2016 42.4% +2.8%
2017 49.3% +16.5%
2018 43.3% -12.2%
2019 50.5% +16.6%
2020 47.1% -6.7%
2021 46.3% -1.9%
2022 44.7% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.7% 37.2% 42.2% 2
2010s 42.7% 37.7% 50.5% 8
2020s 46.0% 44.7% 47.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Kazakhstan 54.0% compare
  2. 10 Georgia 49.5% compare
  3. 11 Kyrgyzstan 48.4% compare
  4. 13 Türkiye 42.8% compare
  5. 14 Brazil 39.3% compare
  6. 15 Chile 38.9% 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 44.7% 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 50.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 36 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 16.3%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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