Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Uruguay
Uruguay: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 970,886 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines in Uruguay is 970,886 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Uruguay peaked at 1.02 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 443,987 people, in 2006.
That places Uruguay 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 559,946 people | 443,987 people | 678,391 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 910,424 people | 690,549 people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 895,533 people | 849,326 people | 970,886 people | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Uruguay?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Uruguay was 970,886 people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 443,987 people in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $40 per day.