Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 94.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
94.0%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
13th
of 34 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2017
All-time low
87.6%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0204060801002008201520222008: 87.6 <$2.15 a day2009: 88.3 <$2.15 a day2010: 91.9 <$2.15 a day2011: 89.4 <$2.15 a day2012: 92 <$2.15 a day2015: 91.2 <$2.15 a day2016: 95 <$2.15 a day2017: 99.4 <$2.15 a day2018: 97.4 <$2.15 a day2019: 99.2 <$2.15 a day2020: 94.5 <$2.15 a day2021: 97.1 <$2.15 a day2022: 94 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 94.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay peaked at 99.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 13th of 34 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.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 87.6% —
2009 88.3% +0.8%
2010 91.9% +4.0%
2011 89.4% -2.7%
2012 92.0% +2.9%
2015 91.2% -0.8%
2016 95.0% +4.1%
2017 99.4% +4.6%
2018 97.4% -2.0%
2019 99.2% +1.8%
2020 94.5% -4.8%
2021 97.1% +2.8%
2022 94.0% -3.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 94.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.5%, 6.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.0% 87.6% 88.3% 2
2010s 94.4% 89.4% 99.4% 8
2020s 95.2% 94.0% 97.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 10 Kyrgyzstan 95.3% compare
  2. 11 Turkey 95.1% compare
  3. 12 Armenia 94.1% compare
  4. 14 Kosovo 89.2% compare
  5. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 89.2% compare
  6. 16 Chile 83.1% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay was 94.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Uruguay ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount