Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 94.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Uruguay, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount