Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 40.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.5%
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
11th
of 29 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 2019
All-time low
32.3%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 33.72009: 32.32010: 342011: 36.32012: 392015: 37.82016: 41.42017: 482018: 42.12019: 49.82020: 47.62021: 44.32022: 40.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay is 40.5%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 49.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 11th of 29 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.0% 32.3% 33.7% 2
2010s 41.0% 34.0% 49.8% 8
2020s 44.1% 40.5% 47.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Kazakhstan 51.5% compare
  2. 9 Armenia 47.8% compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 43.1% compare
  4. 12 Turkey 39.8% compare
  5. 13 Brazil 39.6% compare
  6. 14 Chile 35.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay was 40.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount