Poverty Headcount: Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Headcount: Domestic Private Transfers was 8.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay stood at 8.8%.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay peaked at 11.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 18th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount: Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.1% | — |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -49.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +89.5% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -11.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 8.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.2%, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 8.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Headcount: Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +89.5% | 4.8% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 4.8% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay was 8.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount