Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Uruguay
Uruguay: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 970,886 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 970,886 for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in 2024.
The figure 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 round povli in Uruguay peaked at 1.02 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 443,987, 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 | 443,987 | 678,391 | 4 |
| 2010s | 910,424 | 690,549 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 895,533 | 849,326 | 970,886 | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,058 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.88 (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.49 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Uruguay?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Uruguay was 970,886 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 443,987 in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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