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
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
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 due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount