Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uruguay stood at 9.1%.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uruguay peaked at 29.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 78th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.8% | — |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -12.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 9.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 9.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 30% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.4% | 29.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 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 $10 a day in Uruguay?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uruguay was 9.1% 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 $10 a day recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Uruguay ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.