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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 32 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 32 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 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 Chile 83.1% compare
  5. 15 Argentina 69.4% compare
  6. 16 Sri Lanka 60.3% compare

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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 32 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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About this data

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
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount