Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions was 33.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
33.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 37 countries
All-time high
36.1%
in 2008
All-time low
33.3%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 36.12009: 34.42010: 34.92011: 34.52012: 352015: 33.32016: 33.82017: 33.82018: 33.82019: 33.82020: 34.32021: 33.52022: 33.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay stood at 33.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 36.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2022.

Uruguay ranks 15th of 37 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.

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 36.1% —
2009 34.4% -4.6%
2010 34.9% +1.4%
2011 34.5% -1.3%
2012 35.0% +1.5%
2015 33.3% -4.8%
2016 33.8% +1.4%
2017 33.8% +0.1%
2018 33.8% -0.1%
2019 33.8% +0.2%
2020 34.3% +1.2%
2021 33.5% -2.2%
2022 33.3% -0.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 33.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.3%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 33.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 2.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.2% 34.4% 36.1% 2
2010s 34.1% 33.3% 35.0% 8
2020s 33.7% 33.3% 34.3% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 12 Kosovo 37.0% compare
  2. 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 37.0% compare
  3. 14 Turkey 36.3% compare
  4. 16 Mongolia 32.4% compare
  5. 17 Argentina 31.6% compare
  6. 18 Brazil 28.3% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 33.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)