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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 40.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.4%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
12th
of 33 countries
All-time high
46.9%
in 2019
All-time low
35.6%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

010203040502008201520222008: 36.82009: 35.62010: 372011: 35.92012: 35.62015: 36.22016: 37.62017: 45.82018: 38.72019: 46.92020: 41.22021: 40.82022: 40.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 40.4% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 46.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 33 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 36.2% 35.6% 36.8% 2
2010s 39.2% 35.6% 46.9% 8
2020s 40.8% 40.4% 41.2% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Kyrgyz Republic 47.5% compare
  2. 10 Mongolia 43.5% compare
  3. 11 Türkiye, Republic of 40.9% compare
  4. 13 Kosovo 35.4% compare
  5. 14 Argentina 29.4% compare
  6. 15 Brazil 29.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Uruguay was 40.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount