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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 96.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
96.3%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2017
All-time low
89.4%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060801002008201520222008: 92 <$2.15 a day2009: 89.4 <$2.15 a day2010: 92.5 <$2.15 a day2011: 90.4 <$2.15 a day2012: 93.2 <$2.15 a day2015: 94.4 <$2.15 a day2016: 96.6 <$2.15 a day2017: 99.5 <$2.15 a day2018: 98.5 <$2.15 a day2019: 99.3 <$2.15 a day2020: 96.8 <$2.15 a day2021: 98.4 <$2.15 a day2022: 96.3 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay stood at 96.3%.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay peaked at 99.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 92.0%
2009 89.4% -2.8%
2010 92.5% +3.5%
2011 90.4% -2.3%
2012 93.2% +3.0%
2015 94.4% +1.3%
2016 96.6% +2.4%
2017 99.5% +3.0%
2018 98.5% -1.0%
2019 99.3% +0.8%
2020 96.8% -2.5%
2021 98.4% +1.6%
2022 96.3% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.7% 89.4% 92.0% 2
2010s 95.6% 90.4% 99.5% 8
2020s 97.2% 96.3% 98.4% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Kazakhstan 99.5% compare
  2. 8 Serbia 98.3% compare
  3. 9 Thailand 98.3% compare
  4. 11 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
  5. 12 Türkiye 95.5% compare
  6. 13 Armenia 95.4% 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 96.3% 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 99.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Uruguay ranks 10th 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 3.4%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 371 data points, 2002–2023
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