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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 45.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
45.9%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
53.9%
in 2019
All-time low
33.4%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 38.92009: 33.42010: 352011: 382012: 40.72015: 43.42016: 46.72017: 52.22018: 492019: 53.92020: 51.12021: 48.22022: 45.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay is 45.9%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay peaked at 53.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 14th 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) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 38.9%
2009 33.4% -14.0%
2010 35.0% +4.6%
2011 38.0% +8.7%
2012 40.7% +7.0%
2015 43.4% +6.7%
2016 46.7% +7.7%
2017 52.2% +11.7%
2018 49.0% -6.1%
2019 53.9% +10.0%
2020 51.1% -5.3%
2021 48.2% -5.6%
2022 45.9% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.1% 33.4% 38.9% 2
2010s 44.9% 35.0% 53.9% 8
2020s 48.4% 45.9% 51.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Kyrgyzstan 55.1% compare
  2. 12 Georgia 54.7% compare
  3. 13 Chile 52.5% compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 42.7% compare
  5. 16 Kosovo 39.9% compare
  6. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 39.9% 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 45.9% 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 53.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Uruguay ranks 14th 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 12.8%. 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) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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