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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +51.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +84.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -25.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 28% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 16% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 |
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: 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.