Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Uruguay peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 81st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Uruguay
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- Summer temperature anomalies -1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8785 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.51 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Uruguay?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Uruguay ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.